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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: gifted testing
Gifted Education (AIG)
Grades K-12Every third grader is automatically referred and takes the CogAT, usually in the fall, followed by TerraNova reading and math. Parents may opt out. Students new to the district in grade 4, and fifth graders who opt in to rescreening, also take the CogAT.
| Test | Grades | Who | When | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CogAT | 3 | All students tested | Typically fall (parents may opt out) | source |
| CogAT | 4, 5 | New-to-district fourth graders; fifth graders who opt in or are referred for rescreening | Typically fall | source |
| TerraNova (reading and math) | 3, 4, 5 | Students who took the CogAT | After the CogAT | source |
Published criteria
- Academically gifted: CogAT age percentile of 90 or above on at least one listed score plus 90th percentile or above on a TerraNova battery, with qualitative evidence. Intellectually gifted: Standard Age Score of 125 or higher on a battery. Highly gifted: 97th percentile on the CogAT and on TerraNova in the same area. source
Appeals / retesting: Meet the classroom teacher and gifted education specialist; then write to the principal; then contact, in order, the Director of Advanced Learning and Student Leadership, the Superintendent and the Board of Education. NC law then allows a contested case hearing. source
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- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Local AIG Plan 2025-2028 (NC DPI) (checked 2026-10-28)
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