Student Identification Process
Based on state guidelines for identifying highly capable students, Lake Washington School District uses multiple criteria to determine placement.
Applicants must:

• Demonstrate high academic achievement and high cognitive ability in both literacy and math (not one subject or the other),
• Be residents of the district, and
• Go through the testing process for selection.

Students currently enrolled in the Enrichment Pull-Out program must apply to the Full Time program if they wish to be considered for full time placement.

Note: Private testing outside the school district cannot be used to substitute for Lake Washington School District testing.

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

Kindergarten (applying for first grade Quest)

• Kindergarten Reading Survey - completed by teacher

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

• reading: 4.0 in all strands
• math: 4.0 in all strands

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

• reading: 4.0 in all strands
• math: 4.0 in all strands
• Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) results from Spring 2009 – 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)