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“cherry picks” students. McConaghy said that is a misstatement.
Charter schools in Arizona are barred from using a selective-admissions process.
But BASIS schools, at least the ones ranked by The Daily Beast, are more affluent than the average public school.
Nationwide about 70 percent of public-school students qualified for free or reduced-cost lunch programs, United States Department of Agriculture figures show. The Daily Beast survey of BASIS’ three ranked high schools showed no students participating. Director of Academic Programs at BASIS Scottsdale Tyler Garvey said that the national rankings are validation and something for the students to take pride in.
“I think the rankings for everyone, and especially the kids, it’s justification. It’s for