My ds was moved to 2nd grade math and reading/LA in 1st grade. Then he was moved to 4th grade math and reading/LA in 2nd. In 3rd he was in 5th grade for math and reading/LA. They wanted us to move him to middle school in 4th we opted not. They said they would work with him on AoPS Pre-Algebra in 4th. We bought him a tablet and had a tutor (a senior boy at the high school) who was a gifted math kid work with him at home one or two times a week and set the wheels in motion. After one month we knew the school wouldn't keep up with their side but we keep up at home. In 5th grade we opted to go to a private school for gifted kids that started middle school in 5th. The public school had a lot of good ideas and worked with us but we thought it might all fall through again and it would have watching what had transpired that summer and the following year.
He is now starting 7th grade and taking Honors Geometry this year, it is pricy but we made the best decision, no question.
Also: Our absolute best teacher at the public elementary school was the 2nd grade teacher in soo many ways. She came to one of our sons winter basketball games "to watch". She really came to talk to us. She told us that we had some big decisions to make about our sons education and left it at that. I guess she was right.
