In our district the GATE coordinator said that DS's WISC and WJ-III scores wouldn't be considered for GATE eligibility, that he would have to take whatever test they administer to all 3rd graders. At this point we were already considering homeschooling, so we didn't push it. But it was quite a surprise to hear.

(On the plus side, a few years ago the district changed its policy to have the GATE test be given to everyone, instead of by teacher recommendation only. Apparently there were gifted kids who were not recognized as such by their teachers (imagine that!) and thus not allowed to even try for the program.)