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El Paso Independent School District: gifted testing

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

Gifted & Talented (GT)

Grades K-12

El Paso ISD tests all 2nd graders for GT. In K, 1st and 3rd-12th grade, students are tested if they are referred by parents or staff or reach the 95th percentile on the beginning-of-year NWEA MAP reading or math pre-screener. Testing uses the CogAT, then a classroom creativity assessment for students who meet the CogAT criteria, plus parent and teacher surveys; a campus committee decides holistically. The districtwide referral window is August-October (kindergarten can also be referred in January); fall testing runs September-November and kindergarten testing in January.

TestGradesWhoWhen
CogAT2All students testedFall testing window (September - November)source
CogAT1, 3, 4, 5Referred students or students at the 95th percentile on NWEA MAPSeptember - November (referral August - October)source
CogATKReferred students or students at the 95th percentile on NWEA MAPJanuarysource

Published criteria

  • K, 1st and 3rd-12th grade students at the 95th percentile on the beginning-of-year NWEA MAP Reading or Math pre-screener are eligible for GT testing (a screening step). source

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