The middle schools are in a sense the weak links in our school system. Except for the special mdidle schools, I actually would not be comfortable sending DS into that environment. The school system does not appear to have busing in place as an acceleration option. Interstingly, at one point, I thought about the possibility of sending him to the nearby high school for Algebra I, but that would not have worked as well because there is a substantial difference between regualr Algebra I and GT Algebra I and GT Algebra isn't available in high school since you would be in the slow tract if you didn't take Algebra I until 9th grade.