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Is the path in gray boxes only available at the wealthier schools?[/quote]

Yes, they appear unlocked for parents whose children are zoned to one of the affluent schools.[/quote]

There appears to be at least one elementary school with enough parent push and administration acquiescence to have some variation of Math 5/6 given to a group of 4th graders, who then take AIM (or a variarion) in 5th via a MS teacher and then take Algebra 1 in 6th grade.  It is almost certain that this group engages in significant outside enrichment (home study/tutoring) to get their children to the point where they can make such a request in numbers great enough to have that arrangement.

For any real outlier, not having the cohort, there is the possibility of such Math grade-skipping on an individual basis.  However, it appears to be heavily resisted by schools/the county, and may take a number of repeated requests/appeals to make it happen (and not as a whole cohort, of course).

Why MCPS doesn't make this clear is, well, pretty clear, even if rather unjust and counter to their equity focus.  Just to be clear, myself, I'm not advocating for gunning for Algebra in 6th, but I think MCPS should be working to identify and accommodate giftedness regardless of locale or parent push, whether in Math or another subject.[/quote]

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