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Gifted testing in School District of Indian River County

A teacher, parent or staff member can ask for gifted screening. The teacher fills in a gifted characteristics checklist and the child takes an intellectual screener; both go into a points matrix. If the child reaches the required points, parents are asked to consent to a full IQ test by a district school psychologist, followed by an eligibility meeting. Elementary gifted students are pulled out into small groups with a teacher of the gifted.

Gifted education, grades K-12

Dates and requirements change. Always confirm with School District of Indian River County directly. Last checked: Nov 3, 2026 · Source: district website

The test: Intellectual screener (not named) and gifted characteristics checklist; Source
Who takes it: By referral; grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Source
Testing window: After a request; Intellectual screener (not named) and gifted characteristics checklist, grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Source
Published cutoff: 98th percentile; See how a child qualifies below Source

The school year, in order

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After a requestGrades K, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: Intellectual screener (not named) and gifted characteristics checklist, by school referral. Source
Not publishedGrades K, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: Individual IQ test, students referred after screening. Source

How a child qualifies

The screener and checklist are scored on a gifted matrix; the number of points needed is not published. Source
Plan A: an IQ of 130 or more (two standard deviations above the mean, about the 98th percentile) on an individually given IQ test, plus a majority of gifted characteristics and a need for the program. Source

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Sources

Gifted Services brochure 2026 (School District of Indian River County) (checked Nov 3, 2026)
Procedures for Review of Parent-Initiated Gifted Evaluations (School District of Indian River County) (checked Nov 3, 2026)
NCES Common Core of Data, 2023-24 district and school directories (district list and school ZIP codes) (checked Nov 3, 2026)

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