Dottie,
I agree that these scores alone are not screaming red flags, but there is a large discrepancy. If the school is looking to deny him access to a clearly appropriate gifted placement solely on the basis of his past testing,where a point or two could be the difference between getting much-needed services and not, I think it is worth it to investigate the possibility that there may be issues that depressed the lower of the scores, especially when doing so would allow him to retest under better personal circumstances without placing an undue financial burden on the family. I would not mention the latter points to the school. I'd just request an LD evaluation. But that is just my take on it.
