Gwinnett County · GA
What matters most here
The earliest test that affects placement is Gifted eligibility screening, starting in Kindergarten.
The bar: Mental ability 96th percentile; achievement, creativity, and motivation 90th
What schools usually do with these scores
- Placement. Advanced-track decisions almost never hang on one test. Districts combine an ability test, an achievement measure, and teacher input into a matrix — which is why each score below earns its keep.
The path to the advanced track
- K–12 · Gifted eligibility screening
Referral, then evaluation, then an eligibility team decision. Referrals can come from teachers, parents, peers, or system-wide testing scores.
Your kid's grade
Pick a grade — the page narrows to what your kid actually takes.
What 7th Grade takes
2 of Gwinnett County's 2 assessments apply to 7th Grade. Tap a test for what it measures and why it matters.
Got a score report?
Your kid's scores come home without context. Check one against the published bar — free, no account.
Not every test here has a published benchmark — where there isn't one, we won't invent a bar. And one score is one data point: schools decide from several measures across the year, plus the teacher's judgment.
How GAdecides who's gifted — the state rule
Georgia sets gifted eligibility statewide. A student qualifies either on test scores alone, or by meeting three of four categories.
Option 1: Test scores alone
Mental ability at or above the 99th percentile (grades K-2) or 96th percentile (grades 3-12) on a norm-referenced composite or full-scale score, plus one achievement criterion.
Option 2: Three of four categories
Qualify through a multiple-criteria process by meeting the criteria in any three of the four categories below.
- Mental ability:
- 96th percentile or above, composite or full-scale, on a norm-referenced test
- Achievement:
- 90th percentile or above on total battery, total math, or total reading
- Creativity:
- 90th percentile or above on a standardized rating scale
- Motivation:
- 90th percentile or above, or a 3.5/4.0 GPA for grades 6-12