TAG services: provided by the general-education teacher in the general-education classroom, adjusted to each student's demonstrated rate and level of learning.
Beaverton TAG
Beaverton TAG testing and Summa eligibility.
Beaverton School District gives one NGAT test a year in grades 3, 4 and 5, and identifies Talented and Gifted students from a body of evidence. Summa, its middle-school program, has its own entry charts.
NGATEarlier CogAT scores
Last verified: October 15, 2026
BSD gifted screening at a glance
- District
- Beaverton School District
- Program
- Talented and Gifted (TAG), plus Summa in grades 6–8
- Tests named
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- NGAT (Naglieri General Ability Tests), one test per grade, given to every student in class: Nonverbal in grade 3, Verbal in grade 4, Quantitative in grade 5
- Earlier CogAT scores: BSD stopped administering the CogAT after the 2025–26 school year; CogAT scores can still count as evidence for TAG identification, and qualifying earlier scores have a last use for fall 2027 Summa entry
- Grades tested / screened
- Grades 3, 4 and 5: every student takes one NGAT test in class each year, Nonverbal in grade 3, Verbal in grade 4 and Quantitative in grade 5. Each test gives its own score that can support TAG identification.
- Universal vs referral
- Both. NGAT testing in grades 3–5 is universal. Families can also refer a student for TAG evaluation with the referral form linked from BSD's TAG page; each school's building TAG facilitator is the first contact for questions, and BSD lists the facilitators for 2026–27.
- Last verified
- October 15, 2026
When BSD tests and when Summa families hear
About these dates
- BSD's TAG page gives timing targets for the 2026–27 transition year rather than a dated calendar. Checked October 15, 2026.
Standing rules and yearly deadlines (no year given)
- BSD's target is to have all NGAT testing done in October, though the district says some usually finishes in November, and your child's school has the exact date NGAT testing in class, Grades 3–5
- Families of students found eligible for Summa are notified no later than the last day before Winter Break, and tell the district in January of grade 5 whether their child will take part Summa eligibility notice and reply
Abbreviations on this page: TAG = Talented and Gifted.
BSD has no single TAG cutoff; Summa has its own charts.
BSD’s TAG page says a TAG identification in Oregon cannot be based on or ruled out by a single test score, and the 2025 TAG plan asks for at least three pieces of evidence, quantitative and qualitative, that show the same pattern. BSD’s sources describe NGAT percentiles differently: the TAG page says a score at or above the 90th percentile could be part of a pattern of exceptionality, while the plan says 99th-percentile scores support an Intellectually Gifted identification and that teams could consider scores down to the 96th percentile alongside a strong portfolio.
Summa’s charts are by entry year. For fall 2027 entry: TAG identification plus either a 97th–99th percentile CogAT (composite VQN, age adjusted, from 2024–25 or 2025–26) and one NGAT test at the 99th percentile, or any two NGAT tests at the 99th percentile. For fall 2028 entry: TAG identification plus any two NGAT tests at the 99th percentile.
BSD discourages practicing test content.
BSD’s TAG page passes on guidance from the NGAT website that discourages using prepared materials to practice test content. It also says families cannot request an NGAT retake, or a test in an earlier grade than scheduled. This page follows that advice: it links no practice materials or workbooks.
TAG services and Summa
Summa (grades 6–8): a BSD-created program for a subset of TAG-identified students. Summa classes follow the same grade-level learning targets as other BSD courses, with a differentiated, challenging experience.
What to do if you disagree
Start with your school’s building TAG facilitator or the district TAG office at tag@beaverton.k12.or.us. For a concern that is not resolved, BSD’s Complaint Process page has a Talented and Gifted Program section, a link to Board Policy IGBB and the district’s complaint form.
The useful BSD-specific details
BSD rotates one NGAT test a year across grades 3–5 instead of giving the full battery at once. It is also in a transition year: it no longer gives the CogAT, but earlier CogAT scores still count in limited ways.
TAG testing and Summa eligibility are only for students currently enrolled in a Beaverton School District school, and BSD does not accept private testing.
Families cannot request an NGAT test in an earlier grade than scheduled, or a retake.
One older paragraph on BSD's TAG page still describes asking for the CogAT. BSD's direct answers say it no longer gives the CogAT and that families cannot request it, and this guide follows those answers.
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BSD parent questions
Which NGAT test does my child take?
Every BSD student takes one NGAT test a year in class: Nonverbal in grade 3, Verbal in grade 4 and Quantitative in grade 5. Each test gives its own score that can support TAG identification. Your child’s school has the exact date; BSD’s target is to finish testing in October.
Does BSD still give the CogAT?
No. BSD says it stopped administering the CogAT after the 2025–26 school year, and families cannot request it. CogAT scores from BSD or another public school district can still count as evidence for TAG identification, and qualifying earlier scores have a last Summa use for fall 2027 entry.
Is there a TAG cutoff score?
No single score decides. BSD’s TAG page says a TAG identification in Oregon cannot be based on or ruled out by a single test score, and the 2025 plan asks for at least three pieces of evidence showing the same pattern. The page and the plan describe NGAT percentiles differently, so neither is a cutoff.
What are the Summa requirements?
For fall 2027 entry (students who were 4th graders in 2025–26): TAG identification plus either a 97th–99th percentile CogAT composite from 2024–25 or 2025–26 and one NGAT test at the 99th percentile, or any two NGAT tests at the 99th percentile. For fall 2028 entry: TAG identification plus any two NGAT tests at the 99th percentile.
When will we hear about Summa?
BSD says families of eligible students are notified no later than the last day before Winter Break, and tell the district in January of grade 5 whether their child will take part.
Can a private-school student be tested?
No. BSD says TAG testing and Summa eligibility are only for students currently enrolled in a BSD school, and the district does not accept private testing.
Official BSD sources used
- Talented and Gifted page: NGAT by grade, the CogAT transition, referrals, facilitators, Summa and preparation advice
- Beaverton School District TAG Plan of 2025
- Summa eligibility chart for fall 2027 entry, shown on the TAG page
- Summa eligibility chart for fall 2028 entry, shown on the TAG page
- Complaint Process page with its Talented and Gifted Program section
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