My daughter's class sounds exactly the same. I think they have 23. Generally, her school caps it at 19. Each K class has that many and there are 6, so they should have added another teacher to make a whole new, totally full class (they did that last year, don't know why they took that teacher away!). And I think there are close to 800 or so at her school. Fortunately for us, the are redoing boundaries for next year and we are losing 150 or so kids. We also have many elementary schools within a very short distance!
I don't feel like my DD is challenged at all either, but, for her, kindergarten has been more about the social part of it so she is doing great and loving it. She isn't bored because there is so much to watch and do and they are constantly changing things... but she is a bit ahead as far as reading goes. I'm actually surprised that they are in school for 7 hours and she learns very little. Although her class is counting to 100, so that's good. I'd love to homeschool but know that it's not something I could really handle right now. She missed the GT cut off this year by like, 3 points, but I'm hoping she can get in next year because I know it would be good for her!
I wish I knew what to tell you! Good luck!
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