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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is Sherman Elementary less competitive than Spring Hill or Churchill?[/quote]

My kids went to Sherman, they were both in advanced math, we didn’t opt for Haycock because it’s overcrowded. Franklin Sherman is an awesome school, small class sizes, great parent body and excellent teachers.[/quote]

Aren’t max class sizes standardized across county? [/quote]

Max sizes are supposed to be the same but not every school has enough kids to end up with classes that are maxed out. You have to split a class in ES when it gets to 30, I think that is the number but I could be wrong. If the Center has 60 kids, they have 2 classes of 30. If the base school has 40 kids, they have two classes of 20. Smaller classes because fewer kids but over the max level.

Our school has a language immersion program. First grade is always full for LI, 30-32 kids. The regular class tends to be at 16-19 students. Kids drop from immersion into the regular class, new kids to the school go to the regular class. By 6th grade the classes are both in the mid 20's.[/quote]

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