The middle school where my DD13 attends is 7 -12. In the beginning I had a really difficult time getting help. She had come from a radically accelerated program (3 or more years) into this school that kept her accelerated in math but not in English. IQ scores did nothing for advocating. However her SAT scores did. It seems finding a test they can relate to really helps. I do not know enough about the Explore test and whether it would talk for you. Good luck