You do have to be careful here Shelly, as there are definitely "pockets" of higher scores, and schools really can have 10 or even 20% of their kids landing in those top few percentiles, depending on the local demographics.
See, that would just prove all the more that I am not gifted if I did make that comment, LOL. Not that there needs to be more proof. I do realize that depending on locations there are more or less GT students. What exactly are 18 level scores?
And I swear I live in the land of no gifted children. I have met two children at our school that are mildly gifted, and some clients that I have worked with in therapy that were dual diagnosed. That's it. I consulted with a psychologist in our area that is very well known in working with gifted children. She told me that my son really needs to meet someone like him, or at least someone gifted. So I guess for now I just wait until I run into someone. And then I pounce on them and insist on a playdate, LOL. That's how it works, right?
When I was trying to find my way through these topics and understand her WISC results the GT coordinator looked at one of her scores in the 99.6% and said, "Oh we have lots of kids with scores like that here!" Really....lots! I suppose it is possible but still.
. I expect our GIEP team players see quite a few reports come through with an 18 here or there quite often as well. I watched one kid get the "Not-GT" stamp with TWO scores at that 99.6th, 
. But having actual index scores at that level have got to be pretty rare. [/quote]
