Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums General Discussion which school to choose - your advise please

My daughter is recently identified as PG. We are at stage to decide what will be a good option for her:
1.) good pubic school
2.) public school�s gifted program
3.) private school that target to gifted kids only
4.) private school that also accept none gifted students, but it allow kids to progress at their own pace (if 7 years old kid can do 3rd grader math, school will let him do it.)

Background: She is a 4th grader this year in a pretty good public school district.

Question: which path will be a good fit for a PG kid?

1.) good pubic school
She enjoys social prospect of current school. I am not impressed by academically at elementary level though, nothing is challenging to her there. However high schools in the district has 10%+ go to top universities (not sure how does that happen) There is no gifted program in this school district (as result of budget cut).

2.) public school�s gifted program & 3.) private school that target to gifted kids only
3.) Will gifted school typically a best bet for PG kids?
Are there difference between the two?
How to tell it is a good gifted school?


4.) private school that also accept none gifted students, but it allow kids to progress at their own pace (if 7 years old kid can do 3rd grader math, school will let him do it.)

You may wish to check the policies of each school. Many gifted schools may have a student body which is in the moderately gifted (MG) range as this profile is simply more common. There are fewer highly gifted (HG) students. There are even fewer profoundly gifted (PG) students.

The school's admission criteria and policies may reveal whether the school may tend to have intellectual peers for your daughter.

I am creating a link to your thread on a similar topic: District gifted program vs. private school

It is very helpful. Thanks Indigo!

Thanks!