Or they could pull the top x% by income group and, again, create local programs (this idea would kill ideas to move to or get a dummy address in another neighborhood where your test prep dollars aren't competing with as many other test prep dollars).
Of course, they could also just designate more schools as gifted schools and maybe stratify by IQ results.
IMO, this problem would be solvable with some will and some creativity, but both seem to be lacking.
Your "creativity" involves denying some children a spot in gifted programs because their parents earn too much money. Unless I am applying for reduced-price lunches, I don't think the public schools should be inquiring about my income.
