>I can't speak to Boston particularly, but I have never seen a gifted program based any art of IQ test or proxy. In the Florida public schools I was exposed to

>I can't speak to Boston particularly, but I have never seen a gifted program based any art of IQ test or proxy. In the Florida public schools I was exposed to, a typical way a child would get into a gifted program would be: 1) teacher notices that child is a fast learner or not being challenged enough 2) the teacher and/or guidance counselor asks the parent if they would like the child to be tested for the gifted program 3) a psychologist comes to the school to administer an IQ test 4) the psychologist meets with the parent about the findings and recommends the gifted program Example from Georgia public school webpage mentions the IQ tests that are acceptable: https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Pages/Gifted-FAQ.aspx https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/... Also googling several Massachusetts public schools, I found that several used aptitude (e.g. Weschler aka "IQ test"). Example: https://www.eastlongmeadowma.gov/598/Assessments https://www.eastlongmeadowma.gov/598/Assessments I think the "AWC Advanced Work Class" of this thread's article uses Terra Nova 3 Survey (pdf warning): https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/cms/lib07/ma01906464/centricity/domain/216/awc_sy14_pamphlet_eng.pdf https://www.bostonpublicschools.org/cms/lib07/ma01906464/cen...