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Northwest Independent School District: gifted testing
GATES (Gifted and Talented)
Grades K-12Northwest ISD screens students for gifted services in general intellectual ability, in three parts: referral (by parents, teachers, administrators or students), screening and selection. Quantitative measures are aptitude and achievement tests; qualitative measures are parent, teacher and student inventories. Elementary students are screened on their home campus in the spring window. Parent permission is required before screening.
| Test | Grades | Who | When | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aptitude and achievement tests (not named) | K, 1 | By referral | April 1-16 | source |
| Aptitude and achievement tests (not named) | 2, 3, 4, 5 | By referral | April 19-30 | source |
Appeals / retesting: To appeal a campus decision, the student or parent gives the appeal form to the campus principal (Board policy EHBB (LOCAL)). source
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- GATES Identification and Assessment (Northwest ISD) (checked 2026-10-28)
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2023-24 school directory (ZIP codes of the district's K-5 schools) (checked 2026-10-28)