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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, could the teachers on this thread give me advice? Is the program in a title 1 school which is 50% ELL going to be less rigorous than at a 9-10 school? What about a 7-8?
Trying to decide whether to stay where we are. Kids are mostly fed and clothed and taken care of, just a lot of kids with non educated parents who don't know English. 
I can transfer my son to 7-8, but not to 9-10 (the latter would require moving). But I woukd have to drive him there instead of a 2 min walk to current school.
Also, he gets a lot of free and low cost enrichment just by virtue of going to a title 1. His reading is progressing, as is his writing. I like his teacher and the teachers for the next two grades are also great as I am told. Experienced.
So, will he fall behind by grade 5 compared to his peers who went to GS 9-10? 
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I'm a teacher and worked in both types of schools but they were high schools, not elementary schools. There was no comparison with the rigor at the secondary level. The 9-10 school focused overall and learning and application to the real world. The lower performing school with more ESOL students focused on test prep and SOLs. We moved to send our children to a 9-10 pyramid.  It came with other pros and cons with being in a pressure cooker but we wanted them around high achieving peers and all those enrichment opportunities. [/quote]

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