[dilyevsky]

TP is largely correct - there was no “advanced track” or any kind of differentiation at a normal school systemically. There were “gymnasiums” - a kind of specialized schools starting grade 8 or 9 and only in big cities and you could apply if you test well and/or your parents knew somebody who knew somebody

[ahazred8ta]

Aside from the fact that about 5% of soviet students went to separate remedial schools, because of disability or behavior.