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[quote=Anonymous]Long story short, our K and 2nd grade kids are enrolled in an elementary school that while is academically ranked mediocre (es we are in one of the "better" ACPS school) has a very strong PTA/community, contributing to a very solid reputation.

We decided to chance elementary (likely moving for middle/high school) knowing that it wasn't a top school but strong enough.

Fast forward to today and both our kids are excelling.  DD will likely finish (per teacher) at end of first grade reading while DS 2nd grade (per teacher) says is already reading 4th grade and doing 4th grade math (long multiplication).  Having both our kids be doing so well is of course great to hear.  DS loves school and learning and hey maybe we just are lucky that our kids unlike their parents love academics - hahaha LOL It's true we supplement and spend a lot of time reading, writing, doing math with them and that they both just love to read.  However, in the grand scheme of things, we work and aren't exactly pushing academics and are the parents who don't think that going to the top college is a priority (we believe in them finding their own path and working hard at whatever they enjoy whether that is business or the arts). Point is we do not push academics but we are also very conscientious on feeding their knowledge.  So now i'm a bit shocked that both my kids are doing this well.  And the question is whether they can continue or is ACPS just suck that anywhere else, they would really just be at grade level?

My question is - is it ACPS that may have really low standards for grade levels or does the state have the same standards at every school so that while the classwork may differ, the levels by which kids are judged academically is the same.  So that if we were to switch to APS for example, they would still test at the higher grade levels?

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