Identification Criteria

For grades 1-5, the process for identifying gifted students begins when a student exhibits a qualifying score on the appropriate universal screening assessment or when they have been nominated\referred with qualifying scores. Students qualifying for gifted services are determined when they have met all three criteria. Criteria, as defined by the state and followed by the Rockwood Gifted Programs qualifying scores, are as follows:

Criterion 1

General Mental Ability-full-scale or index scores on an individual intelligence test. A minimum score at the 95th percentile in two of the following areas: Full-Scale IQ, General Ability Index, or Non-Verbal Ability Index on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V) or Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB-V). The cognitive abilities assessment will be selected by the psychometrist at the time of assessment.

Criterion 2

Academic Ability-A nationally norm-referenced test A minimum score at or above the 95th percentile in either Reading or Math and a score at or above the 80th percentile in the other subject on the fall or winter STAR assessment, or a score at or above the 95th percentile on the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA-3). 

Criterion 3

Creativity, Reasoning, and Problem-Solving -  Measured through the use of any of the following assessments.  

• Kindergarten: Meets gifted criteria on 3 or more activities on the Kingore Observation Inventory (KOI) 
• Grades 1-12: Scores derived from the Naglieri-NV (Nonverbal) or the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT-2).

Criterion 4

Other - Documented evidence of exceptional performance in a general academic area related to the design of the gifted program.