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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our inbound is CHEC, which is a no go for 2 reasons main reasons - child doesn't speak a lick of Spanish, and is interested in math and science and they have 11% and 1% proficiency.

Our list for 5th is:
1. Latin 1
2. Latin 2
3. Basis (but not sure we would take - seems like a joyless place)
4. ITDS - also not sold on this

Plan B: wait for 6th and then lottery into Hardy, or maybe Francis if they get geometry for 8th. Or apply to St Anselms.

Plan C: move into Deal boundary in 6th.

Am i missing any other options? Kid is super super mathy, but we are looking for a well-rounded education with arts and books and sports and low tech.[/quote]

If you really have a math kid, take a harder look at BASIS (talk to current families). It's not joyless for math kids, in our experience. My kid is very happy.[/quote]

Same.

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[b]Above is the answer with a mathy kid.  Latin isn’t going to cut it even if you get in which is unlikely.  You should really consider moving to the burbs.[/b]  [/quote]

This is OP, can you share more details on why Latin won't work? I was thinking we can supplement with RSM during middle school if it's really not challenging.[/quote]

PP above, weak in math and science.  Does not offer very advance math tracking.  EOTP the only school  I would recommend for STEM kid is Basis and DCI.[/quote]

Both Latin campuses have a significant portion of the 8th grade class (about 1/3) taking Geometry with the meets/exceeds on CAPE over 80%.

Can't really compare success directly with BASIS and DCI because they don't have their students take the CAPE that corresponds to the course studied.[/quote]

Right but dci has a big proportion of kids takin algebra 2 in 8th and an even bigger cohort taking geometry in 8th.

I don’t have a kid in Latin but we have lots of close friends (who are so so happy there). I think it is not a stem focused school based on what they tell me and the courses their kids are taking. [/quote]

Big like how many Algebra 2 in 8th?

So this means they reliably get a bunch of kids through pre algebra in 5th? [/quote]

Two classrooms for algebra 2 in 8th.

There are definitely kids who do not get through pre algebra in 5th. DCI does very well in ensuring they have remedial and advanced classes in math. Many parents have supplemented in math whose kids are ready to be challenged. Others have not.

This placement is based on the NWEA MAP test and teacher recommendation. [/quote]

And even more classes below that for “Geometry”.   So lots and lots of kids who do pretty well in math.

I put it in quotes because math in an IB curriculum is not compartmentalized.  It is integrated so the content taught in class could be both Geometry and Algebra integrated but you get the gist that the highest math track gets you to AP Cal in 10th.  [/quote]

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