• Overview:

      Students in grades K-12 are eligible for assessment and, if identified as Gifted and Talented, are provided services (TEC 29.122 and 19 TAC §89.1(3));

      • All students living within HISD and not currently G/T-identified in HISD are eligible for G/T assessment once per school year;
      • All HISD kindergarten and fifth grade students not currently G/T-identified are assessed;
      • Assessment criteria is specified on the HISD G/T Identification Matrix;
      • All assessments are administered during established testing schedules/timelines by trained HISD staff at the student’s current HISD school or a location designated by the Gifted and Talented Department;
      • Assessments from outside sources are not accepted;
      • Students must be five years old on or before September 1st of the given school year to be eligible for Entering Kindergarten Gifted and Talented testing.

       

       

      Gifted and Talented Evaluation Information

       

      Families who would like to participate in the Gifted and Talented testing, can sign up NOW!

       

      Please click the link below:

       

      GT Testing Flyer

       

      IMPORTANT:  The window to request testing is open until September 16, 2024.  

       

       

      Entering Kindergarten Students:

      If your student is entering Kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year and is applying to a Vanguard Magnet campus, you may do so now! Please click the Gifted and Talented Evaluation link above and complete an online testing request form.  To ensure families have all the information they need before the application and lottery process closes, you MUST request testing for your child no later than September 16, 2024. 
       

       

      Second Grade Students Currently Enrolled at Travis ES

      Universal gifted and talented testing for all second grade students who are not identified as GT.  You do not need to sign up to test if your child is currently attending a Houston ISD campus. 

       

      Kindergarten - 1st and 3rd- 5th Grade Students Currently Enrolled at Travis ES and Private School Zoned Families

       

      G/T Testing Application submission deadline: September 16, 2024

       

      Click the link above to sign up for testing!

       

       

      Gifted and Talented Transfers

       

      Students who are GT identified in an HISD school and are accepted to Travis ES, will retain GT identification. Students identified in a non-HISD school, can submit documentation to the school that your child is zoned to and request a GT transfer review. Send transfer documentation to slytle@houstonisd.org