In the story, Ella’s exceptional skills and academic performance are causing tension at her new school. Her project impresses everyone, but Stacy, a classmate, responds with jealousy and hostility. After a confrontation, Ella is called into the principal's office. Principal Stevens praises Ella’s outstanding grades and suggests moving her to a gifted and talented program, but Ella’s father declines, preferring to keep her in her current class.

The principal then asks Mrs. Stewart to evaluate Ella in a fifth-grade class for the day. Ella quickly excels, even solving a Rubik's Cube and handling advanced tasks with ease. Her performance demonstrates her advanced abilities, but her father is adamant about keeping her in the fourth grade for personal reasons, despite Ella’s evident talent.