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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I'm reading it right, we got a 226. Grade level was 209. He was put in 7th grade math for 6th grade.

What bugs me, and they don't tell you this in elementary school when they track people for math, is that the science path they put you in in 9th grade depends on your math class. I realize that they need a certain amount of math for some of the science, but it affects what your cohort will be, and what classes you take to fulfill the science requirement.[/quote]

Not op, can you tell me more about it. I have a 3rd grader who is strong in math, 242 in winter MAP math. We have not done any enrichment. I hear about kids have to pick classes and electives starting at 6th grade., but I don't understand how the system works. I have checked the websites, but I still get confused. I think he will go down science/math path because he is strong in math and logic comprehension. I never attend schools in MCPS, so I have no ideas. [/quote]

Our son got 215 in winter 3rd grade.  District grade level mean score was 195. So in 4th grade, he was put in accelerated, doing years 4 and partly 5 in 4th grade, and years 5 and 6 in 5th grade. In 6th grade he was recommended for 7th grade math. (There was a higher level, but they didn't recommend it for him.) And I don't know what they do if parents question the level they are put in in 6th grade. We really only picked an elective. And there are technical electives.
So anyway in 9th, he will be in honors geometry.

The science section of this Blair website has a doc that shows the pathways based on math class:
https://sites.google.com/mcpsmd.net/mbhscoursebulletin/home
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