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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One little nit -- at no public school, even in the richest suburb, will 95% pass standardized tests. Eg., Bethesda Elementary: The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 48% (which is higher than the Maryland state average of 20%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 52% (which is higher than the Maryland state average of 36%) for the 2020-21 school year.

I agree with another poster that it will depend on your kid, how it affects them. If your kid does not learn to read easily, the Wilson method DCPS uses is good, better than what Montgomery County & many charters do, but there won't be the sense of urgency necessarily b/c so many kids will be slow to learn to read.

For a bright kid -- well, I would want the option of formal talented & gifted, since I was a kid who was bored in elementary school/above grade level in reading. But there is a lot of value to going to a socioeconomically diverse & racially diverse school -- particularly if your kid makes friendships across those lines.[/quote]

Normal bright kids don’t need a G&T program in many Hill elementaries. I was in G&T as a kid - I actually think my kid’s peers on the Hill are on average more “bright” than where I came from. The Hill is highly educated. My kid’s classmates parents are prize wining journalists, actual rocket scientists, drafted major legislation… [/quote]

One out of three bright parents isn’t bad![/quote]

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