I have 8th grade (14yo) twins now in their 9th year of public school. We are not sure about LOG, but do have EXPLORE and SAT scores comfortably clearing the bar for DYS. Our kids have gone to neighborhood public schools in a district that has minimal gifted programming. Overall our experience has been positive, based on the following factors, especially in the elementary years: laid back kids who love the schoolness of school, stimulating activities outside of school, parental advocacy, maintaining a long term perspective, some (not all) excellent teachers. Our kids went to a Title I elementary with an accommodation mindset developed for its significant population of special needs kids - this worked in our favor. We've turned down offers of grade skips, but they've been subject accelerated in math, the only subject the district is equipped to do this for. (They are currently in Honors Alg. II/Trig., which they take at their middle school.)
