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[quote=Anonymous]Your son's math level is very high. If there are high school options that you like and can accommodate this level of acceleration, I'd stay put in Chicago. I don't think there are any public or private options in the DC area that offer Pre-Calc in 7th grade. Maybe Basis DC (it is a DC charter school, I'd ask your question on the DC public school board)?

So, you're going to have to talk to each school individually to find out what they recommend for his math pathway. I am guessing he would get into most schools he applies to (even the most competitive privates) here in the DC area.

If you have to move here, I'd move inbounds for Blair HS in Montgomery County, MD in time for him to apply to the math/science magnet so that is an option. If he doesn't get in (I'm guessing he would), he can still access their high level math, computer science, and science classes.

For privates, St. Anselms is known as the "nerdy" school, and it has a high percentage of black students. My own kids went to St. Johns. It is about 30% black and has plenty of nerdy black kids. My only hesitation is that they only have a handful of kids that take math past Calc BC, and it is offered as an online thing I believe. I'm not sure what they'd do with a kid who has finished Calc in middle school.[/quote]

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