FYI -- I found this calculator on the NWEA website:
http://www.nwea.org/support/article/growth-projection-calculatorFrom what I can tell, it is based on the 2011 norms.
In our district they use the CogAT as the qualifying test, along with teacher recommendation. My daughter was high, but not high enough, so they administered the MAP to see if she should still qualify. I'm not sure if this will do it or not. She came home from school and told me that she took a test and what the score was.
I'm hopeful that she'll get something more from the gifted program (if she actually qulifies) because she doesn't want to go to school because it's boring.