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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two kids who have been through or are currently in compacted math. DC1 had MAP-M 220 at end of third grade (89th percentile). DC2 had MAP-M 222 at end of third grade (91st percentile).

So good but not blow-them-out-of-the-water scores. Both have done quite well in math -- the older one just finished 7th grade and is now in 98th percentile on most recent MAP-M, and the younger one just finished 4th grade and is now in 99th percentile on most recent MAP-M.

Another data point is that we moved here when my oldest was starting 6th, and whatever placer test he took put him in grade-level math here rather than IM. He has always been very strong in math, and we came from a smaller school system with extremely strong math instruction, so it became clear within a couple of weeks that he'd been inappropriately placed by the test. We got him switched to IM and he's been doing great ever since.

All by long-winded way of saying -- you know your kid best, and if you think he can do the work, don't place all your faith in the test numbers. The accuracy of the test numbers depends on the quality of the test and how your child scores on it is not necessarily determinative of how well he will do in a more advanced class. If he likes math and is the type of kid to rise to a challenge, and benefits from a strong peer group, then I think it's perfectly appropriate for  you to advocate that he be switched up rather than passively accepting that he should be on the lower track because of one number on a test.[/quote]

np, thanks for the thoughtful response.  dc placed in compacted math with similar scores.  nice to hear your kids are doing so well a couple of years later[/quote]

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