VA / FCPS / Verified Fairfax County Public Schools
Tests: NGAT for Grade 2 and selected referred students; paper CogAT only as an accommodation
Source: www.fcps.edu ↗
Grades: Grade 2 universal screener; grades 3-7 by referral for Full-Time AAP
Source: www.fcps.edu ↗
Cutoff: No public cutoff; central holistic portfolio review
Source: www.fcps.edu ↗
Open district guide VA / LCPS / Verified Loudoun County Public Schools
Tests: CogAT in Grade 2 (plus a first-year NGAT pilot in 2026-27), with MAP and portfolio evidence
Source: www.lcps.org ↗
Grades: All Grade 3 students evaluated for services unless a family opts out
Source: www.lcps.org ↗
Cutoff: No current live cutoff; eligibility described as holistic committee review
Source: www.lcps.org ↗
Open district guide VA / APS / Verified Arlington Public Schools
Tests: NNAT in Grade 1 and CogAT in Grade 2, named on APS school pages
Source: www.apsva.us ↗
Grades: Universal screening at multiple elementary and middle grades; K-12 referral possible
Source: www.apsva.us ↗
Cutoff: No public cutoff; holistic case-study committee
Source: www.apsva.us ↗
Open district guide MD / MCPS / Verified Montgomery County Public Schools
Tests: CogAT screener in Grade 2; MAP-R and academic data for Grade 3 CES review
Source: www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org ↗
Grades: Grade 2 GT screening and Grade 3 CES Central Review
Source: www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org ↗
Cutoff: No rank-order cutoff; CES candidate pool uses lottery when seats are limited
Source: www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org ↗
Open district guide VA / ACPS / Verified Alexandria City Public Schools
Tests: CogAT, NNAT, MAP Growth, and gifted rating scale data
Source: www.acps.k12.va.us ↗
Grades: Grade 3 automatic-referral screening; K-8 referral and Young Scholars pathways
Source: www.acps.k12.va.us ↗
Cutoff: Publishes referral triggers, not a final eligibility cutoff
Source: www.acps.k12.va.us ↗
Open district guide VA / FCCPS / Verified Falls Church City Public Schools
Tests: NNAT3 in Grade 1, CogAT in Grade 2, STAR, SOL, rating scales, and accepted outside tests
Source: www.fccps.org ↗
Grades: Grade 1 and Grade 2 universal tests; grades 3-8 referrals for Level Two or Three
Source: www.fccps.org ↗
Cutoff: Publishes numeric criteria bands, but no single score is decisive
Source: www.fccps.org ↗
Open district guide MD / HCPSS / Verified Howard County Public School System
Tests: CogAT in Grade 3, MAP Math, MCAP, and performance measures
Source: www.hcpss.org ↗
Grades: Universal screening in Grade 3 (Maryland requires it no later than Grade 3); middle-school placement uses those Grade 3 CogAT scores
Source: www.hcpss.org ↗
Cutoff: Publishes percentile criteria for some placements; Accelerated Math has a higher bar
Source: www.hcpss.org ↗
Open district guide VA / PWCS / Verified Prince William County Public Schools
Tests: NNAT3 in Grade 2, CogAT in Grade 3, NNAT3 also listed for Grades 6 and 9, plus KBIT-2R in committee contexts
Source: www.pwcs.edu ↗
Grades: Grade 2 NNAT3 and Grade 3 CogAT universal screening; K-12 referral possible year-round
Source: www.pwcs.edu ↗
Cutoff: No public cutoff; holistic committee profile
Source: www.pwcs.edu ↗
Open district guide TX / CFBISD / Verified Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
Tests: NGAT (Verbal, Nonverbal and Quantitative) for kindergarten and grade 5; MAP and other evidence in formal review
Source: www.cfbisd.edu ↗
Grades: Universal kindergarten and grade 5 screening (non-LEAP students in the 2026-27 calendar); other grades by referral
Source: docs.google.com ↗
Cutoff: Publishes screening benchmarks (NGAT composite 116, or MAP "89%"), not a final eligibility cutoff
Source: www.cfbisd.edu ↗
Open district guide OR / BSD / Verified Beaverton School District
Tests: One NGAT test a year: Nonverbal in grade 3, Verbal in grade 4, Quantitative in grade 5; CogAT no longer given
Source: www.beaverton.k12.or.us ↗
Grades: Universal in-class NGAT testing in grades 3, 4 and 5
Source: www.beaverton.k12.or.us ↗
Cutoff: No single TAG cutoff; Summa (grades 6-8) publishes percentile charts by entry year
Source: www.beaverton.k12.or.us ↗
Open district guide WA / Tahoma / Verified Tahoma School District
Tests: NGAT Nonverbal screener in grades 2 and 5, full NGAT in a second round; NGAT for referred grades 6-7
Source: www.tahomasd.us ↗
Grades: Universal screening in grades 2 and 5, with an opt-out; K-7 parent referrals in a set window
Source: www.tahomasd.us ↗
Cutoff: Achievement and ability tests plus observed strengths; the top 5-7% Discovery description is not a cutoff
Source: www.tahomasd.us ↗
Open district guide NC / ACS / Verified Asheville City Schools
Tests: Full NGAT at the end of grade 2 and NGAT Nonverbal in grade 6, with achievement data
Source: www.ashevillecityschools.net ↗
Grades: Universal NGAT in grades 2 and 6; yearly data review in grades 3-7
Source: www.ashevillecityschools.net ↗
Cutoff: Grades 3-8: 2 points in the area within two years; point routes include 95th-percentile scores
Source: www.dpi.nc.gov ↗
Open district guide IL / Woodridge 68 / Verified Woodridge School District 68
Tests: NGAT for every grade 2 and 6 student and nominated students, plus achievement and rating-scale evidence
Source: sites.google.com ↗
Grades: Universal grades 2 and 6; nominations in grades 3, 4, 5 and 7
Source: sites.google.com ↗
Cutoff: Panel review of a profile; names a 93rd-percentile local achievement level, not an NGAT cutoff
Source: www.woodridge68.org ↗
Open district guide NC / ABSS / Verified Alamance-Burlington School System
Tests: Online NGAT or paper/pencil CogAT for the grade 2 screen; Iowa, BOG and EOG achievement tests
Source: www.dpi.nc.gov ↗
Grades: Universal grade 2 screen each spring; referrals in grades K-12
Source: www.dpi.nc.gov ↗
Cutoff: Talent pool from the 80th percentile, then several pathways; the district page and plan give different bands
Source: www.dpi.nc.gov ↗
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