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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd say be wary of privates when it comes to math, because they tend to really be concerned with "equity" and lowering competition. If your kid is capable of doing calculus as a freshman, don't be shocked if they deny this request and put him in Algebra II. They'll give you some excuse like "we think it's best for his personal development" but in reality they don't want to make the other kids and their parents upset or anxious. [/quote]

Every private school we talked to was willing and able to accelerate in math.[/quote]
To the degree OP mentions - Calc by 9th probably, maybe even 8th? Most private schools we looked at offered a year or two of post-Calc math, not three or four. And private schools typically can’t offer the DE classes that publics do with local colleges.

Race aside (because I have no experience with a minority child anyway), if OP wants their son to remain that far accelerated, I question whether more than one or two private schools to accommodate it. [/quote]

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