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Some districts have quotas. For example, the top 15% of achievers will be dubbed gifted, mirroring the ethnic composition of the school population. In this example, if there are 100 kids in a grade level there will be 15 in the gifted program. If the 100 pupils in this grade level consist of five ethnicities... 20 Latin American or South American pupils, 20 Native American pupils, 20 Middle Eastern or Asian American pupils, 20 African American pupils, and 20 European American pupils, each of these five groups will be equally represented: The three highest achievers from each demographic will be chosen. While some believe this is fair/equal/equitable, both a child who cannot keep up and a child who is bored with the slow pace of gen ed may not benefit by this arrangement.