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Tomball Independent School District: gifted testing
Gifted & Talented Services
Grades K-12Every student considered for GT starts with the CogAT. Kindergarten screening begins in late fall with formal testing in January and February; other grades start the GT testing process in March. Students may be tested once a year; new students are considered on a rolling basis.
| Test | Grades | Who | When | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CogAT | K | Students considered for GT | Screening late fall; testing January-February | source |
| CogAT | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Students considered for GT | Starts in March | source |
Published criteria
- Kindergarten and 1st grade: a VQN composite age stanine of 8 or 9 (about the 89th percentile and up) qualifies for GT placement. source
- Grades 2-8: an age stanine of 8 or 9 on any battery or the composite moves the student to achievement testing and a matrix review. source
- Texas State Plan: every kindergartner is reviewed for gifted/talented identification without a referral, and at least three measures are used. source
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- Gifted & Talented Services (Tomball ISD) (checked 2026-10-28)
- Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students (2026, TEA) (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)