I think it all depends, schools that are 5 miles apart but in different districts could be completely different experiences. We live in a state with no gifted mandates or funding, and we have a PG child. They don't have any gifted programs in our school and it is a pretty decent schools, middle of the road probably. They have however worked with DS5 as an individual so far and are making attempts to meet his needs by letting him do work that is several grade levels ahead. They actually requested the grade skip for him too. So you just never know. We thought we would have to move...and who know we may need to in the future, but you just never know. Now a friend of mine with a PG child in a highly regarded school district that has gifted programs is not getting the accommodations she needs. But they did allow a grade skip too. You just never know.
