DD is at a Title 1 school. I think it is good for kids who need academic interventions, but don't qualify for IEPs. So kids who are scoring the 10th or 20th percentile for math or reading have pull-outs with a specialist. The non-title schools do not necessarily have this and teachers are expected to work with low-performing kids in the classroom. But there are fewer of these kids because they come from more affluent families who can provide tutoring, help or resources at home.
I'm not sure what the advantage would be for most gifted kids being at a Title 1 school. DD is in a class where probably half the kids are receiving interventions and those kids are genernally low performing. Even though they are pulled out for services, it still lowers the level of instruction in the classroom and the pace is slower with less depth. Strangely, the principal puts the 4 kids in the "gifted cluster" in the classroom with the lowest level Title-1 service kids. Guess who gets the attention? Not the gifted cluster.
