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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you look at the USN&WR top 100 public high schools in the [i]entire[/i] United States, Basis has 10 of the top 100 (10%).

Basis DC, which only opened 11 years ago, is now ranked the #1 public middle school in DC, the #1 charter school in DC, and the #1 non-selective high school in DC.

Once they open a K-4, within a decade, Basis DC will be the top public public elementary school in the city.
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This is true. [b]It's also true that they have significant teacher turnover and hiring problems. [/b]Things are much better this year than last year, but it's far from perfect. It's also true that Basis has much lower share of poor students than other DC schools.

- Basis parent who likes the school but isn't blind to its shortcomings or to the fact that its success is due in large part to its demographic advantages.[/quote]

Bolded was true of every school in the area last year. Not to excuse BASIS but the self centeredness of BASIS parents who didn't understand an industrywide issue is a little much to take.

-BASIS parent who likes the school, isn't blind to the fact that it isn't perfect and thinks USN&WR rankings for high schools is dumb, bit not nearly as inane and stupid as their attempt at MS rankings.[/quote]

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