Possibly silly question re grade level

[IsabelC]

And I seem to remember this has been discussed before, but I can't locate it...

If you had a child who is working on the grade 5 math book, is currently in grade 3 home school, but would be in grade 2 if she were still attending school, which grade level would you select when she is entering a math competition?

[zaichiki]

Depends on the math competition.

Do they test kids by age group or by math level (by topic)?

Edited November 28, 2016 by zaichiki

[maize]

I'd go with grade 3.

[Arcadia]

My DS11 meets the Dec 2nd cutoff for K and is always entered as whatever grade he would be in public school regardless of his public charter school official math acceleration because that is what I was told to do when I ask what category he should be in for local math contests.

My DS10 miss the cutoff by a few days and we request the public charter for a grade skip when he was in 2nd. So he officially skipped 3rd grade since the approval came at the end of 2nd grade. In DS10's case, he participated as a old 2nd grader one year, and a young 4th grader the next year but he never participated as a 3rd grader.

 

In your case, is your 3rd grader officially grade skip? If she is not, I would go with 2nd grade because some contests have a grade level ceiling e.g. the mathnasium trimathlon ends at 5th grade or grade level grouping e.g. the ICAS Australia (UNSW) awards https://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas/paper-to-year-level-equivalent-table

[Mike in SA]

Agree, it depends on the competition.  Normally, we list DS10 as 4th grade when he does anything (though he's working at grade 11+).

[SparklyUnicorn]

I'd assume the grade that corresponds with the age. 

[Dmmetler]

Age or grade of school registration overall, usually, but check rules. The US National Spelling bee has restrictions on the number of high school or college classes a kid can take and still be eligible (for a competition where the top grade level is 8th). We have also chosen to bump DD in some of the more "exam" type competitions beyond grade level for challenge reasons-competitions where the only consequence to doing better is that you get a medal vs a certificate are a good place for that :).

[Crimson Wife]

Grade level listed on any paperwork. If you don't have to file paperwork or can file as "ungraded elementary/secondary", then grade by age.

[wapiti]

I would use normal grade for age.  But, I'm not sure what you mean by "grade 3 home school."  I would definitely not use the grade level on the math book.

[Jackie]

An argument can easily be made for listing grade 2 or grade 3.

 

I would list as grade 3 if that is an official designation through paperwork or charter school, just the same as a child who skipped a grade in public school would be registering for their actual grade. If that is a completely unofficial designation, then I would list grade 2.

[LEK]

I go by the grade level they would be by age and when in doubt over age (my #1 dd is right on the cutoff so could be G3 or G4 this year) I go with the grade we have decided to call her for homeschool which is G4 this year.