Okay, I woke up late today!
Just wanted to throw this in: Our district gifted coordinator is likely to tell you that the average IQ for all children in the district is 120.
I haven't heard 40% gifted but I wouldn't be surprised to hear that claim in this community.
It is an affluent community that is hard to get into because it is cost prohibitive. We purchased a very modest house 5 years ago because we heard the schools were very good and even though we hadn't had formal testing yet, we know the girls were very intelligent because they did some unusual things as babies.
People move here not just from the area but from states far away, my pediatrician tells me, for the services. Especially the gifted services.
Luckily for us, it's not rare to run into other HG kids which has been nice.
Because they seem to think so many kids are gifted and have an excellent program which they think is all locked up, they do not offer individualized curriculum for kids because they don't understand kids who can complete all elementary requirements within a year or two like my daughters.
