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Sounds like your daughter is a fit for homeschooling with a personalized curriculum and then maybe insertion to regular school at some point.

If she were in school now, more than likely she would sit in the back of class reading or haunt the library anyway.

You might be able to find a top public school or a private school that will challenge her with acceleration and a challenging curriculum.

Acceleration is not easy - at first, but a kid that will dive in and swim will do well. I enjoyed my accelerations and they were the best school experiences I had.

You should be able to find a GT advocate professional in your area or get an eval from Dr Ruf who can give you more advice and also prepare you for what is ahead.

I just enrolled my son in a school where kids don't skip but instead receive an individualized curriculum all the way through from K to 12, and I had this same question. I was told that many of the students do graduate from high school with several years worth of college credit.