Nicoledad.. they "say" they are grouping by ability in the lower grades but that isn't really happening until 3rd grade and even then my son is not in a class with anyone even close to him in ability. He has said all he has learned in math is to write neater. If he had gotten into the magnet, he would be in a much different place in math. (they are in the middle of 4th grade math in the accelerated 3rd grade math program)