Application screening criteria
Elementary applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for Quest assessment:

Kindergarten (applying for first grade Quest)

• Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS):
  90th percentile or higher in letter naming fluency

First and second grade (applying for second and third grade Quest)
Most recent report card data:

• reading: 3.0 or higher in all strands
• math: 3.0 or higher in all strands

Third, fourth and fifth grade (applying for fourth, fifth and sixth grade Quest)
Most recent report card data:

• reading: 3.0 or higher in all strands
• math: 3.0 or higher in all strands
• Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) results from Spring 2007 – reading: level 4 and math: level 4

Elementary applicants who meet the application screening criteria are scheduled for Quest assessment.

Assessment criteria

Round I	Screening Procedures Must Be Met
	Achievement ITBS
Enrichment Pull Out & Full Time Quest	97th percentile or higher in both Total Reading and Total Math
Round II	ITBS Scores Must Be 97th Percentile or Higher in Both Total Reading and Total Math
	Ability CogAT	Creativity Renzulli
Enrichment Pull Out	124-128 Composite Standard Age Score (93rd-96th percentile)	Scale Total 43-54 (80% or higher)
Full Time Quest	129 or higher Composite Standard Age Score (97th-99th percentile)	Scale Total 43-54 (80% or higher)

Placement criteria
Elementary applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for placement in Quest:

	Ability CogAT	Achievement ITBS	Creativity Renzulli
Enrichment Pull Out	124 Composite Standard Age Score (93rd percentile)	97th percentile in both total reading and total math	Scale Total 43-54 (80% or higher)
Full Time Quest	129 Composite Standard Age Score (97th percentile)	97th percentile in both total reading and total math	Scale Total 43-54 (80% or higher)