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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Walls does not take huge numbers of students from Basis, Latin, or DCI — really any school other than Deal (and that is probably a function of class size).  [b]Not sure that these schools help that much with applying out for high school either.  [/b]So there are lots of 8th grade charter school families with kids in the top half with good grades who gripe about this every year on dcum.[/quote]

There are always a handful of kids from these schools who do choose Walls, but there isn't a huge upside anymore -- the college outcomes at BASIS, Latin and DCI aren't that different than Walls. So people are as desperate to go (we are at one of those charter and my kids already said he wants to stay through 12th). Whereas for kids from DCPS middle schools with terrible high schools, Walls and Banneker are an absolute lifeline. [/quote]

THIS.  College outcomes, college admissions, SAT averages, etc.. aren’t all that different.

I know 2 families at DCI whose kids got into Walls and declined.  Both high performers at the school in highest math and language track.  One kid love languages and is now on her 2nd language at the school in addition to being very involved in a power sport at the school.  The other kid is into STEM and robotics.  Both kids like DCI and have lots of friends and are involved in clubs also.  Walls is not strong in math, science, languages, or sports.  So what is the draw for these kids to leave the school they like and all their friends to start over in high school?

Families at Walls tells me that they have a good cohort of kids and less behavioral issues but that’s it.  Nothing more substantial and dealing with DCPS is a mess.  They also say the principal is not good and is just a puppet for central.

DCI has many tracks in high school and the high performers will be in the IB diploma track so the cohort won’t be any different.  So why would they choose Walls?

These are the 2 families I know of and these families also tell me they know a few other families whose kid decline.

So it is not that no one gets in from the popular charters.  It’s that these kids have choices and you need a very good reason to make a change if you are happy at your current school.  Walls doesn’t offer that for these kids.

It’s the families from low performing DCPS middle schools and who have low performing high schools who are the ones who are desperate and the ones that need Walls.  Lastly, it’s a good thing for all that these charters are retaining their high performers which leaves spots for the kids who don’t have any good options.[/quote]

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