Does not surprise me at all. My DDs have changed schools recently and at their old school I am quite sure that there would have been at least 15% of the school in the gifted range and at least one HG child per grade (which was 1 in 50 children). There are definitely still a higher than average number of bright children at the new school, but not nearly so many gifted and I certain far fever HG/+ children, the difference is marked.