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But what if it's not boring...
It sounds like you are assuming that the schools are boring. So what about those high schools that are trying to "catch" kids up because they are so far behind, are doing it in an interesting way with the kids engaged (mostly) and are still lagging behind? Having taught both, AP Calculus is easy to cover a lot in a 50 minute period with students that are motivated and good at math versus those that come into freshmen year taking pre-algebra, beaten down from years of failure.
Jaime Escalante is well-known for his ability to reinvigorate the East LA Calculus scene through the use of extra time (in addition to many other elements). I doubt he would tell anyone that he would've gotten seen the same results by not making students come year-round.
I don't think it's an answer, but it's not something that shouldn't be utilized in cases.