Keep in mind, though, that not all school districts (even city ones, though I'm admittedly not familiar with theirs in particular) have honors tracks. For that matter, in a lot of places "honors" just means "more work," and not so much "more challenging work."

In my experience, too, advancing a grade level makes fellow classmates in the new grade level resentful, which makes school life hell on earth. =/

But yeah, being forced to slow down to beneath one's own ability isn't fun, either.