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Northside Independent School District: gifted testing

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

Gifted & Talented

Grades K-12

All second and fifth graders take the district CogAT. Other grades are tested after a referral during set windows each year. Three or more qualitative and quantitative measures are used, and a district committee of at least three trained educators decides placement.

TestGradesWhoWhen
CogAT2All students testedFebruary 1-19, 2027source
CogAT5All students testedSeptember 14-25, 2026source
District GT testingKBy referralJanuary 7-29, 2027source
District GT testing1By referralMarch 1 - April 2, 2027source
District GT testing3, 4By referralOctober 5-23, 2026source

Published criteria

  • No cutoff score is published; the committee does a balanced review of all measures. source

Deadlines

  • Kindergarten parent referral (2027-01-05): Parent referrals are due January 5, 2027. source
  • Grade 1 parent referral (2027-02-26): Parent referrals are due February 26, 2027. source
  • Grade 2 referrals (2027-04-09): Every NISD 2nd grader is tested; any referrals are due April 9, 2027. source
  • Grade 5 referrals (2026-11-13): Every NISD 5th grader is tested; any referrals are due November 13, 2026. source

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