Find Your Local Gifted Program Requirements

Every school district has its own gifted program admissions process. Browse the locations below to learn which tests are used in your city, what scores are required, and how to prepare.

• Fort Wayne, IN — FWCS Magnet Program
• Bloomington, IN — ALPS (Accelerated Learning Program for Students)
• South Bend, IN — High Ability Program
• Indianapolis, IN — IPS High Ability (Choice)
• Carmel, IN — Carmel Clay Challenge Program
• Fishers / Hamilton Southeastern, IN — HSE High Ability Program
• Zionsville, IN — High Ability Program
• Miami-Dade, FL — Gifted / Plan B
• Broward County, FL — Gifted Program
• Sarasota, FL — Pine View School
• Palm Beach, FL — Gifted Program
• Los Angeles, CA — LAUSD GATE / SAS (Schools for Advanced Studies)
• South Pasadena, CA — GATE Program
• Redondo Beach, CA — GATE Program
• San Ramon Valley, CA — GATE Program
• Houston, TX — HISD Vanguard / Magnet Programs
• Dallas, TX — TAG (Talented and Gifted) / Magnet
• Austin (Eanes), TX — Gifted & Talented Program
• New York City, NY — G&T (Gifted & Talented) Programs
• Chicago, IL — CPS Regional Gifted Centers
• Seattle, WA — Highly Capable (HC) Pathways
• Fairfax County, VA — Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)
• Virginia Beach, VA — Old Donation School
• Charlotte, NC — CMS Horizons Program
• Atlanta (Fulton County), GA — TAG (Talented and Gifted)
• Denver, CO — DPS Magnet / Polaris
• Phoenix / Paradise Valley, AZ — Gifted Services
• Portland, OR — TAG (Talented and Gifted)
• Minneapolis, MN — Gifted Education
• Reno, NV — Davidson Academy
• Las Vegas (Clark County), NV — GATE Program
• Columbus, OH — Columbus Gifted Academy (CGA)
• Cincinnati, OH — CPS Gifted / Exceptional Programs
• Cleveland, OH — CMSD Gifted Program
• Jersey City, NJ — AEP / H.O.P.E. Program
• Bergen County, NJ — G&T Programs (District-Based)
• West Windsor-Plainsboro, NJ — G&T Enrichment Program
• Montgomery County, MD — Advanced Academic Programs
• Howard County, MD — G/T Program
• Scottsdale, AZ — Comprehensive Gifted Program (CGP)
• Mesa, AZ — Gifted and Talented Program (GTP)
• Chandler, AZ — CATS (Chandler Academically Talented Students)
• Pittsburgh (North Allegheny), PA — Gifted Education Program
• Philadelphia Area (Radnor), PA — Gifted Education
• Milwaukee, WI — MPS Gifted/Talented Services
• Madison, WI — MMSD Gifted Services
• Detroit, MI — GATE / Bates Academy
• Ann Arbor, MI — Academic Acceleration
• West Hartford, CT — QUEST Program
• Katy, TX — Katy ISD G/T Program
• Decatur, GA — City Schools of Decatur G/T
• Private Schools, US — Elite Private School Admissions