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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS is smack in the middle of proposed changes to some of the programs, including criteria-based middle and high school programs. But for now:

In 3rd grade kids take a test, and then a lottery is used for placement in the Center for Enriched Studies (CES). Piney Branch ES in Takoma Park has its own CES, so your child's likelihood of "winning" the lottery is higher. That program is focused on the humanities, so English and Social Studies.

For middle school, Takoma Park Middle School hosts the down-county STEM magnet, and again there are (for now) seats set aside for kids who are in-bounds.

In high school, we know changes are coming. Takoma Park would be in "Area 1" so the criteria based programs would be spread across the south of the county. With that said, HS level is less about "gifted" programs and more about access to IB/AP classes and whether a "gifted" kid is also a kid who can handle a heavy courseload.

At all levels, you can be accelerated in math without being in a magnet. The standard accelerated math pathway is Algebra in 7th headed to Calculus in 11th.

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The IB program at BCC is excellent; it will be very competitive to get in, I expect.[/quote]

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