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Bellevue School District: gifted testing

Dates and requirements change. Always confirm with Bellevue School District directly. Last checked: 2026-10-28 · district website

Advanced Learning

Grades K-12

Bellevue screens students in kindergarten, 2nd and 5th grade. Every 2nd grader takes the CogAT Screening Form at school in the fall; students who move on take the CogAT Post-Screener in the spring. Fifth graders selected for further assessment take the CogAT in the spring.

TestGradesWhoWhen
CogAT2universal (CogAT Screening Form)Fallsource
CogAT2Students who advance from the screener (CogAT Post-Screener)Springsource
CogAT5Students selected for further assessmentSpringsource

Published criteria

  • Cognitive benchmark: 2 or more standard deviations above the mean, for example a Standard Age Score of 132 (about the 98th percentile). source

Deadlines

  • Private/home-school kindergarten screening application (2026-10-05): Application window: September 6 - October 5, 2026. source

Appeals / retesting: Appeals are accepted only at the final decision step, within ten days of receiving results. source

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