In our district in the honors math, they take Algebra in 7th grade and Geometry in 8th grade. I bought a Bright Kids math 5th grade workbook for my son, who just finished third grade- it's called Algebra. It looks like it's beginning stuff.
There is a very high level of variation in what districts call "algebra" now. With the shift to Common Core, it gets less clear. In our district, they are shifting the material from the class that used to be called "Algebra" to be included in the class called "Common Core 8"and the class called "Algebra" now contains most of what used to be called "Algebra II"-- but it is still called Algebra. It is an acceleration of the material into earlier grades/courses, but not an openly acknowledged one, that is very confusing for a lot of parents who have not dug into the curriculum.
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