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Richardson Independent School District: gifted testing

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

Gifted and Talented (GT)

Grades K-12

Richardson ISD gives the CogAT to every 2nd grader (and to 5th graders in the Lake Highlands learning community and 6th graders in the Berkner, Pearce and Richardson learning communities) as part of GT identification. Elementary students in other grades can be referred during one annual elementary referral window in the fall.

Test	Grades	Who	When
CogAT	2	All students tested		source
CogAT	K, 1, 3, 4, 5	Referred students (annual elementary referral window)	Fall referral window (2025-26: October 3-17, 2025)	source

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Sources:

CogAT (Richardson 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)