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I think this is off too.  Going from 260s to 290s while they are at home doing normal 3-5th grade homework and maybe some supplement just wouldn’t happen.  I can’t imagine the type of out school work a kid would be doing to have these gains.  My child has ranged from high 250s-low 260s in 3,4, and now 5th grade.  So it is clear he has a high level of math skill but also hasn’t been learning anything new in a long time.  We try at home, but we our best at home, it isn’t enough.  I think ultimately he would benefit from being in an actual math class at school that is teaching him new material, which is why I’m considering alg I in 6th grade.  I expect it to be a mix of some review and some new material. [/quote]

From my experience: our child scored 275 on NWEA MAP 2-5 in 4th grade (due to Covid acceleration), got a raw 60/60 on the IAAT in 5th grade, perfect SOL - they're now completing Algebra I in sixth grade.
Although only about 2.5% of their cohort was admitted to Algebra in 6th grade, it's clear that some of the other kids shouldn't be there and a dragging down the level of instruction compared to what could be done. (They score 80-90% on tests that allow Desmos...)

Unfortunately, if I were you, I'd still be pushing for Algebra in 6th grade for the alternative of more school-level prealgebra is worse and a waste of time.

But I would have my child go deeper in prep: make sure they're at the mastery level of all Alcumus Prealgebra subjects, and potentially pay for them to take the online version of Prealgebra 1 + 2 at AoPS (or the in-person version if you can afford the money and logistics). We also did their Algebra A course when our child was in 5th grade. Then school-level Algebra I will indeed be mostly review and they can focus on working ahead on the Geometry and Intermediate Algebra, which we're addressing now.

Also make sure they participate in AMC-8, Math Kangaroo, and Mathcounts and engage in regular practice there.
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It seems you essentially homeschool your child. Not sure why he’s taking 6th grade Algebra at this point, maybe for credit or because it’s the most accelerated path available at the school.

What is really rubbing me the wrong way is how you claim the other kids scoring in the 80-90% don’t belong to that class, when in fact it’s your own child that doesn’t belong there having already completed the material. You have the expectation that 6th grade algebra should somehow be modified to match your child’s level and not the level of the other students in the class that were placed appropriately.

Kudos to the kids that work hard, but sometimes the parents of these children are so insufferable and disparage other kids when most likely there are equally as bright, but just don’t have the early exposure to accelerate them along the math pathway.
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The 6th graders in algebra should do better than that, and are elsewhere the top students in the class.[/quote]

Meanwhile, at title one schools students are denied these opportunities despite being the top students in their class[/quote]

No they are not.  Title one schools all offer algebra I, typically to 8th graders, where there is low participation anyhow.  The amount of 6th graders that could qualify to take it are very very few, probably one every few yrs. There are few 6th graders doing this even in the best districts. Majority of schools would have zero issue putting a 6th grader in it since there is so little demand and it is an easy accommodation.  [/quote]

Oh really? That is NOT TRUE. Please name a single title-1 school that offers Pre-Algebra to 5th graders like the wealthy elemenataries. Some wealthy MS offer Algebra 1 to any 6th graders who score over 250 on their 5th grade MAP-M. Well, DC scored over 250 on the same test in 3rd grade. I remember asking the principal of our title-1 school if there was anything they could offer them since they were not challenged. They said sorry we don't offer that here.[/quote]

Why are you so stuck on the principle not recognizing you child’s greatness from the 3rd grade MAP test taken years ago? You seem to make it your purpose in life to bring up how you were wronged on every DCUM algebra thread. I honestly feel sorry for you, even more so for your child. Quit the victim mentality and move on with your life for the sake of your child.[/quote]

Not the PP but what's it to you? Why does this seem to bother you so much? Feel guilty for opportunity hoarding?[/quote]

I genuinely feel bad for her child, and she needs to hear from someone. Victim mentality is a terrible thing to model for a child. Even if the child could have handled it, it’s not the end of the world the school didn’t accommodate Algebra 1 in 6th. Brooding over this perceived missed opportunity for years is just toxic for the child.[/quote]

DC scored in the high 250s on the MAP-M given at the end of 3rd, 270 at the end of 4th, and in the 280s at the beginning of 5th.[b] They use the same test for grades 3-5[/b]. In 6th, they were use a new test, and DC scored in the 290s. Unfortunately, they were not eligible for acceleration since it is not offered at our title-1 school.[/quote]

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