Students qualify for entrance to CPS' gifted programs in two ways:
- Rank at the Superior Cognitive level on a cognitive abilities test.
- Score at the 95th percentile or higher in two of the following subjects on the Terra Nova or other state-approved standardized achievement test: Reading, Math, Social Studies, Science. One of the two subjects must be Math or Reading.
These are Ohio’s requirements to be identified as gifted and to participate in gifted programs. Qualification for entrance into CPS' gifted academies is based on 2nd-grade scores or higher.
Students qualify for entrance to exceptional programs in two ways:
- Rank at a 123 standard score or greater on the InView Cognitive Ability Test or the Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT).
- Score at an 85th percentile or higher in Reading on the Terra Nova standardized achievement test.