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Anonymous wrote:Looking at these numbers - forget about an elementary school, BASIS needs to open a second middle school only campus that feeds into their main campus for high school.

We definitely need more acceptable middle school seats.

My biggest takeaway from this year is that it’s impossible to get into DCI and big increase in waitlist numbers at Basis and Latin.

It’s only going to get more competitive in subsequent years, not less

If most people move to the burbs because of the crime, it won’t.

+1. I have a feeling this might be the peak, and it will start becoming less competitive as people start living to the burbs early on, because of work from home, better life for younger families, etc. DC is on the downswing.

This is not my read at all. I think last year's crime numbers will be the peak of this crime wave, and as things settle back down, we'll see the lottery only getting more competitive, especially for MS and HS. I expect the next two elections to be heavily focused on crime issues, and the result to be a much more tough in crime approach.

Btw, I say that as someone who is planning to move out of DC soon, but not for crime. It's because it's too hard to secure your kids adequate (I mean just adequate) education at the MS or HS. Level. We'll lottery for Latin but I have zero expectation of getting a spot, and BASIS just is not for us. We have a bit of a buffer because we are zoned for SH for middle, but I just have no desire to put my kids through HS application process when our backup is moving because we can't afford private-- I don't want my kid to feel like we have to move because they didn't get into any of the application HSs.

Not on CH but agree with above if I was.

The schools in DC are mediocre at best. Move to much better school for middle and high school and secure pathway.

I think it’s a mistake to put your kid into SH only to be shut out in high school. Then big regrets of not moving earlier for a so much better experience.

The instate college options are a bonus and I would go VA route vs MD

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Anonymous wrote:My theory: more families who like Latin and Basis are staying in places Shaw and Petworth for DCPS elementary, and then trying for Latin/Basis.

That’s a huge mistake as competition for seats increases at both schools every year and your chances significantly decreases each passing year. Odds are not in your favor.

Statistically better to move to the burbs for much better elementary and guaranteed pyramid thru high school because you will be shut out in middle. It’s a numbers game and that is the reality.

Anonymous wrote:I think there are people on the waiting lists for Banneker and McKinley who received an error in the system ("ineligible"). Time will tell.

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Anonymous wrote:ITDS offered 24 6th grade seats, but I have a child in that cohort and I'm not aware of very many kids leaving. I would not expect much movement if you WL'd for 6th at ITDS.

I wonder if they are adding a new class / expanding?

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at these numbers - forget about an elementary school, BASIS needs to open a second middle school only campus that feeds into their main campus for high school.

We definitely need more acceptable middle school seats.

My biggest takeaway from this year is that it’s impossible to get into DCI and big increase in waitlist numbers at Basis and Latin.

It’s only going to get more competitive in subsequent years, not less

If most people move to the burbs because of the crime, it won’t.

+1. I have a feeling this might be the peak, and it will start becoming less competitive as people start living to the burbs early on, because of work from home, better life for younger families, etc. DC is on the downswing.

This is not my read at all. I think last year's crime numbers will be the peak of this crime wave, and as things settle back down, we'll see the lottery only getting more competitive, especially for MS and HS. I expect the next two elections to be heavily focused on crime issues, and the result to be a much more tough in crime approach.

Btw, I say that as someone who is planning to move out of DC soon, but not for crime. It's because it's too hard to secure your kids adequate (I mean just adequate) education at the MS or HS. Level. We'll lottery for Latin but I have zero expectation of getting a spot, and BASIS just is not for us. We have a bit of a buffer because we are zoned for SH for middle, but I just have no desire to put my kids through HS application process when our backup is moving because we can't afford private-- I don't want my kid to feel like we have to move because they didn't get into any of the application HSs.

Anonymous wrote:ITDS offered 24 6th grade seats, but I have a child in that cohort and I'm not aware of very many kids leaving. I would not expect much movement if you WL'd for 6th at ITDS.

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at these numbers - forget about an elementary school, BASIS needs to open a second middle school only campus that feeds into their main campus for high school.

We definitely need more acceptable middle school seats.

My biggest takeaway from this year is that it’s impossible to get into DCI and big increase in waitlist numbers at Basis and Latin.

It’s only going to get more competitive in subsequent years, not less

If most people move to the burbs because of the crime, it won’t.

+1. I have a feeling this might be the peak, and it will start becoming less competitive as people start living to the burbs early on, because of work from home, better life for younger families, etc. DC is on the downswing.

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at these numbers - forget about an elementary school, BASIS needs to open a second middle school only campus that feeds into their main campus for high school.

We definitely need more acceptable middle school seats.

My biggest takeaway from this year is that it’s impossible to get into DCI and big increase in waitlist numbers at Basis and Latin.

It’s only going to get more competitive in subsequent years, not less

If most people move to the burbs because of the crime, it won’t.

+1. I have a feeling this might be the peak, and it will start becoming less competitive as people start living to the burbs early on, because of work from home, better life for younger families, etc. DC is on the downswing.

I agree that families might move due to crime and subpar schools but work from home is not going to increase, in fact more companies are asking their employees to come back to the office at least a few days a week.

There is no way that this is the peak and competition will be less. Come on.

You have 3 acceptable middle schools EOTP. Shut out of DCI if not in a feeder and now there is only 2. You have dozens of elementary school families needing seats. Waitlist numbers are just going to go up.

I’ve never seen so many posts on here about being shut out of not only middle school but also high school. It’s crazy.

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at these numbers - forget about an elementary school, BASIS needs to open a second middle school only campus that feeds into their main campus for high school.

We definitely need more acceptable middle school seats.

My biggest takeaway from this year is that it’s impossible to get into DCI and big increase in waitlist numbers at Basis and Latin.

It’s only going to get more competitive in subsequent years, not less

If most people move to the burbs because of the crime, it won’t.

+1. I have a feeling this might be the peak, and it will start becoming less competitive as people start living to the burbs early on, because of work from home, better life for younger families, etc. DC is on the downswing.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, Inspired teaching loses a lot of kids in 5th and 6th grade, about 1/2 the kids in the grade. That is a lot.

It's more like 1/4 to 1/3. Not all the waitlisters accept their spots.

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at these numbers - forget about an elementary school, BASIS needs to open a second middle school only campus that feeds into their main campus for high school.

We definitely need more acceptable middle school seats.

My biggest takeaway from this year is that it’s impossible to get into DCI and big increase in waitlist numbers at Basis and Latin.

It’s only going to get more competitive in subsequent years, not less

If most people move to the burbs because of the crime, it won’t.

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at these numbers - forget about an elementary school, BASIS needs to open a second middle school only campus that feeds into their main campus for high school.

We definitely need more acceptable middle school seats.

My biggest takeaway from this year is that it’s impossible to get into DCI and big increase in waitlist numbers at Basis and Latin.

It’s only going to get more competitive in subsequent years, not less