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What would you consider to be an appropriate amount of skips for a child with a FSIQ of 158+ and no learning disabilities?

Welcome!

There is so much more to determining grade level placement, than just IQ; IQ is one of many factors to consider.

This old post may be of interest:
IQ scores for a two year skip

Not enough information provided to properly answer your question. Sorry.

Age? the answer for 7 will be different than for 17.
Public, private, or home school? At IQ = 158 I'd seriously be thinking public school is not the best option.
Supportive school?
Supportive family?
Time/money to enrich outside of school and school year?
Attitude of the kiddo?

Based only on the IQ number, you could easily be looking at multiple skips (2, 3, more?, 2 + early entrance to college + early entrance to K, etc.). My DD recorded a lower IQ than your child's and she easily handled 2 1/2 skips (the half skip was taking three classes for HS credit in 8th grade). She also could have graduated a year early had she wanted to. But... she had lots of support from her schools, lots of outside of school enrichment, no maturity issues, and a good overall attitude. Your mileage may vary.

Best of luck,
--S.F.

My ds9 has that score. As yet he has had exactly nothing. If his writing picks up (which it seems to be) I might get a one year skip. Luckily he is young fot his year and likes sport.

DD was in the 180's with extended norms (WISC-IV) when younger and an almost identical score as your child on WISC V fairly recently. No 2e and no grade skips. She is happy as can be, has tons of good friends and loves music and sports. If she becomes unhappy at any time we will consider a grade skip. Otherwise, she is good. She easily does well academically but her strengths seem to be more in line with her creativity, so we are trying to give her plenty of time to focus on those things😀!

Thanks for your help. He's skipped once already, and we're looking at another skip in the future.