Gifted Testing

Tempe Elementary Schools is committed to providing all students with the opportunities and resources that bring about eye-opening discovery.

In alignment with Arizona standards, students qualify for giftedness in three recognized areas: Verbal, Quantitative, and Non-Verbal/Spatial. To best serve all students, we offer universal gifted testing in the fall and Saturday gifted testing throughout the year.

Free Universal Gifted Testing for Tempe Elementary Students

All kindergarten, first, second, and fourth-grade students enrolled in Tempe Elementary Schools during the 2026-2027 school year will be tested for giftedness at their school. Families may opt out of testing. Families of currently identified gifted students who want their student tested must opt in to testing.

Universal gifted testing will take place September 8-21 for second and fourth graders. During this window, we will universally test second- and fourth-grade students who are not currently identified as gifted. 

Universal gifted testing will take place October 19-30 for kindergarten and first graders. During this window, we will universally test kinder and first-grade students who are not currently identified as gifted.

• The Naglieri General Abilities Test will be universally administered to kindergarten and first graders.
• The Cognitive Abilities Test is the universal gifted test that will be administered to second- and fourth-grade students. 

If parents/guardians do not want their child to participate in this universal testing, they must contact their student's school prior to the start of the test window to complete an opt-out form.  

If the parents/guardians of non-identified gifted students in universally tested grades want their child(ren) to participate in this testing, no action is needed. 

Parents/guardians will be notified of results.

Referral Gifted Testing

Students in grades 6-8 who haven't been gifted tested in the last year are elegible for gifted testing by referral. Referral testing for 6-8 grades will take place September 8-21.

Students in third and fifth grade who haven't been gifted tested in the last year are elegible for gifted testing by referral. Referral testing for third and fifth grade will take place October 19-30.

Parents/guardians will be notified of results.

*Students who are currently identified as gifted are not participating in the gifted testing. Parents were asked to notify their child's school no later than October 17 If they wanted their gifted child(ren) to participate in this testing.