The CTY coursework is above grade level. Keep in mind that all of the students taking the class had to pass the SCAT which is an out of level test. The summer after second grade my (MG) daughter took one of the online Young Readers' Series courses and we found the work to be appropriate for her. It was far more in depth than anything she had done at school. Also, many of the assignments were structured in such a way that an even more advanced student could have benefited from them.
Are the classes worth it? That probably depends heavily on your financial situation. We were lucky that my mother-in-law paid for the class as it would have been far out of our price range otherwise, and I think the prices have gone up even more since then. However, the class was a good fit for our daughter and if money were no object, I would sign her up again.
