Beginning at a young age, gifted students can often surge in some subject areas and need more guidance, practice, and patience in others. ACE's Lower School allows for the development of gifted learners providing them with individualized instruction to meet their academic, social and emotional needs.

At ACE, gifted students are able to be with same-age peers, while learning at an academically advanced level. Within our small classrooms of no more than 12 students, teachers implement differentiation strategies (product, process, content) to tailor individual learning. Through formal and informal assessments, teachers recognize when a child needs something different and have the flexibility to group students in arrangements that are best suited for their learning outcome.
This allows for the development of their social skills and leadership traits, while challenging these eager young learners in their studies

In lower school, learning objectives (grounded in National Standards) are highlighted in each core course; an assessment is associated with each objective so parents can see how their child is doing at a given point within the year. In addition to the core learning objectives, SEL criteria are also included on the report cards.

Beginning in 3rd grade, students participate in ERB’s Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP), which covers reading, listening, vocabulary, writing, mathematics, science, as well as quantitative reasoning.