• Casa Grande Elementary School District (CGESD) adheres to Arizona State Mandates outlined for gifted testing. CGESD primarily uses the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) to identify gifted students. The assessment battery includes tools that are language-free and culturally unbiased to provide equal opportunities for the identification of the District’s English language learners and culturally diverse students.

    Testing/Screening is offered throughout the school year as follows: 

    • Fall: Grades 3 - 8 
    • Winter: 2nd-grade Screeners across the district
    • Spring: Any students in grades 3 - 8 residing in the CGESD boundaries

    Testing accommodations are made for students with disabilities according to each student's IEP or Section 504 Accommodation Plan. This testing may require special testing arrangements at the student’s home school site and will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

    Arizona State Approved Identifying Tests

    Testing

    Parents, students, teachers, and school administrators may recommend students for gifted testing. Parent notification and permission are required for individuals recommended for gifted testing. Parent recommendations for testing requests can be made through verbal or written requests to your child’s classroom teacher.

    Placement

    Students qualify for gifted and talented services by scoring 97% or higher in one or more of the verbal, quantitative, or nonverbal areas on the CogAT, as outlined by the Arizona Department of Education. After test administration, the CGESD will mail a written notification of test results to parents and guardians within four - to - six weeks. Parent notification is provided in English and mailed to the address in PowerSchool. Test results are available in Spanish for the CogAT upon request. 

    Students not residing in the CGESD attendance boundary: At this time, CGESD is unable to provide gifted testing for students residing outside CGESD boundaries that do not attend one of our schools. Please contact your home school district for district testing information.