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Scottsdale Unified School District: gifted testing

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

Gifted & Accelerated Learning

Grades K-12

Scottsdale uses the CogAT and the Naglieri General Ability Tests. All second graders are tested on the CogAT in the winter (families may opt out). Families can register other grades for free testing in the fall (grades 1, 3-8) and spring (K-1, 3-7); students who live in the district but attend another school have their own windows. Each test can be taken once a year.

TestGradesWhoWhen
CogAT2All students testedWinter (December in 2025-26)source
CogAT1, 3, 4, 5By registrationFall (September in 2025-26)source
CogATK, 1, 3, 4, 5By registrationSpring (February in 2025-26)source
NaglieriK, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5District evaluation instrumentNot publishedsource

Published criteria

  • A student qualifies with the 97th percentile or higher in verbal, quantitative or nonverbal (one or more), or with a Full Scale IQ of 128 or higher. source
  • A student qualifies with the 97th percentile or higher in verbal, quantitative or nonverbal (one or more). source

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