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Gifted testing in The School District of Lee County

A teacher, parent or school staff member can nominate a student. School staff send the district office the student's grades, teacher observations, state test results and samples of work, and district staff decide whether the student goes on to an evaluation. After the parent signs consent, a psychologist has 90 days (not counting holidays and breaks) to complete it, and an eligibility meeting with the family decides. Elementary services may be a self-contained class, a pull-out resource room or cluster grouping.

Gifted education, grades K-12

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

The test
Nomination packet review (grades, state tests, work samples)
Source
Who takes it
By referral
grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Source
Testing window
Any time
Nomination packet review (grades, state tests, work samples), 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

Each line links to the district document it comes from.

  1. Any timeGrades K, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: Nomination packet review (grades, state tests, work samples), by school referral. Source
  2. Within 90 days of consent, not counting holidays and school breaksGrades K, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: Individual IQ test, students referred after screening. Source

How a child qualifies

  • 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

District information is compiled from public sources and may be incomplete, out of date or wrong. GiftedCub is not affiliated with The School District of Lee County. Confirm testing windows, deadlines, eligibility criteria and cutoffs directly with the district or school before relying on them. GiftedCub is not responsible for missed deadlines or decisions based on this information.