It's hard to be in that situation. Did the psychologist who tested your kiddo have any recommendations? Are there any possibilities of keeping your DD home and then going right into 1st?
I'll tell my story again....Our DS, a Jan. birthday, was quite ready for kindergarten a year early, but the psychologist suggested to us that we'd have a lot of school changes/advocacy throughout DS's school life, and so we should let him stay home and play another year, go to kindy with agemates, and then skip 1st. We did this, then ended up switching mid-year to a school for HG kids halfway through 2nd (and the new school is finally a great fit). The problems we encountered early on in kindergarten were that DS did not think that school was a place for learning, since he knew pretty much everything ahead of time, even though they tried to differentiate for him. He did learn to write, which he refused to do at home, and how to "do school" for a whole day. DS cried a lot before school when he was in kindergarten, telling us how much he hated school and didn't want to go.
The first skip in the local school was much better than kindergarten, as there was at least one kid who was as advanced in one subject as DS. But there were still many pullouts required, and the pace of the classroom was slow. Is the classical school you're considering an accelerated program? I think pace becomes a huge issue for EG kids.
All that said, because you obviously care about doing what's best for your DD, whatever you pick will likely turn out fine, since you will advocate when necessary, and also you can always change if things aren't working out. Changes in the first few years of school are generally easiest, before great friendships are made. Good luck!
