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Gaston County Schools: gifted testing

Dates and requirements change. Always confirm with Gaston County Schools directly. Last checked: 2026-10-23 · district website

Academically & Intellectually Gifted (AIG)

Grades K-12

K-2 is a talent development program; formal identification starts at the end of second grade. Every second grader takes the CogAT in the spring, and students who meet the screening criteria then take the Iowa Assessments in reading and math. Third graders who missed the spring CogAT, and students new to the district, are screened in the first six weeks of school.

Test	Grades	Who	When
CogAT	2	All students tested	Spring of 2nd grade	source
Iowa Assessments	2	Students who meet the CogAT screening criteria	After the CogAT	source
CogAT	3	Students who missed the 2nd grade screening and new students	First six weeks of 3rd grade	source

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Sources:

Gaston County Schools Local AIG Plan 2025-2028 (NC DPI) (checked 2026-10-23)
ZIP codes (finder only) (checked 2026-10-23)