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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do most FCPS kids take algebra 1 in 8th or 9th? If 8th, do they first have to take honors math in 7th?[/quote]
You can approximate this information from the numbers of FCPS students who took the SOL in Algebra I (assuming most parents don't opt their children out).  In 2021/22, most students would have completed Algebra I by the end of 8th grade, but it's barely above 50%.
The actual numbers are:

6th grade: 0.15%
7th grade: 10.28%
8th grade: 41.37%
9th grade: 38.29%
10th grade: 6.15%
11th grade: 3.15%
12th grade: 0.60%

That means 51.8% completed it before 9th grade, and 90.10% by 9th grade. In 2021/22.
In my personal opinion, this is a healthy distribution that reflects the span of ability and motivation you would expect to find across these age groups.

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Is there a breakdown by school?  I know in some schools half take algebra by 7th grade.[/quote]

I seriously doubt that. Only 20% of the County is in 6th grade AAP LIV. A smaller percentage of the kids take Advanced Math in 6th grade. Even assuming that 50% of the kids in 6th grade take the IAAT, a significant percentage do not meet the threshold for Algebra 1 Honors in 7th grade.

A Center MS, like Carson, probably has a higher percentage of kids in Algebra 1 Honors in 7th grade but I would be surprised to find it was half the school. Maybe 25% of the school. [/quote]

I was told this by the principal around 2020 prior to the VMPI changes, and am under the impression that some nearby schools had even more acceleration.  One school had multiple classes in school for Algebra 2 in 8th grade.[/quote]

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