http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/242540/Pros-and-cons-to-4th-grade-student-in-a-3rd4th-grade-combined-class My son is starting the 4th grade and I just learned that he was placed in a combined classroom. I'm very concerned as my son is a straight A student high honors student, presently reads at the 9th grade level, and he scored at the advanced levels in Language Arts and Math on his recent STAR student report, and is ranked in the 94 to 99 percentile range nationally. How could he possibly benefit from being placed in a combined classroom with more than half of the students in a grade below his? GreatSchools en-us MagnetMom bobobebe,A "split" occurs when there are uneven amounts of two grades. For instance, a state that says that there is a 20:1 ratio of students to teachers, and the school ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/242540/Pros-and-cons-to-4th-grade-student-in-a-3rd4th-grade-combined-class?cpage=1#comment_606442 5100.606442 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:20:59 -0700 bobobebe My daughter is 3th and 4th grade combo class, Is this good way for her because she is in 4th grade now and Why she have to combo class? http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/242540/Pros-and-cons-to-4th-grade-student-in-a-3rd4th-grade-combined-class?cpage=1#comment_604053 5100.604053 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:24:40 -0700 MagnetMom One way he will benefit is by mentoring other students. If he's already bright and can work on his own, a great way to reinforce his knowledge is through helping ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/242540/Pros-and-cons-to-4th-grade-student-in-a-3rd4th-grade-combined-class?cpage=1#comment_242578 5100.242578 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:31:27 -0700 healthy11 Does your school district offer any G/T or GATE(gifted/talented) classes? If you were talking about a regular ability child in a combined class, I'd recommend looking at this recent similar ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/242540/Pros-and-cons-to-4th-grade-student-in-a-3rd4th-grade-combined-class?cpage=1#comment_242575 5100.242575 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:17:34 -0700