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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience, they base math placement completely on test scores (& the cut-offs have changed multiple times over the years). They say they talk to the 5th grade math teacher, but I’m skeptical. 
Just know that APS policy is that you CAN parent place, but they will not tell you this explicitly.  We had to fight to get my kid into algebra in 7th (test scores weren’t quite what they wanted), and it went well. Kid is currently doing well in algebra II in 9th. 
I don’t think extra math classes are necessary, but you could review some things with your child this summer if you’re concerned. [/quote]To what extent does parent placing apply? I assume you can't parent place a 1st grader into prealgebra. Also if parent placing is policy, why did you have to fight to get your kid into 7th grade algebra?[/quote]

Because I didn’t find out until after the fact that parent placement is the policy, and they initially  just told us no. Then they agreed to reconsider after fall math testing (kid started in pre-algebra). After that, they moved him to algebra, where he had to make up a month’s worth of work in a short time, but it was well worth it.

I assume parent placement applies to classes open to kids in that grade, not a first grader taking pre-algebra. 
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