Districts / WA
Bellevue School District: gifted testing
Advanced Learning
Grades K-12Bellevue 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.
| Test | Grades | Who | When | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CogAT | 2 | universal (CogAT Screening Form) | Fall | source |
| CogAT | 2 | Students who advance from the screener (CogAT Post-Screener) | Spring | source |
| CogAT | 5 | Students selected for further assessment | Spring | source |
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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