1) Special needs schools. If they're are 2e issues, you might want to pursue the special needs route or based your school search accordingly. In NYC, where we lived when ds8 was younger, there were specialized special needs programs/schools which were recommended. Of course, none of them would have addressed the gifted issues, but they would have addressed the special needs one - which when ds was younger took precedence.
2) Local public schools. Find out what the story is with giftedness. Some communities have school choice where you can select a particular school within a town/city or enroll in a neighboring town/city.
3) Charter schools. This varies by state and by local area. Sometimes the charter school is by a lottery process and there are rules/regulations with applying. Sometimes charter schools are better managed and run by public schools or can service gifted kids better; other times not.
4) Private gifted schools. Hoagies has a list -
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/schools.htm - which identifies private gifted schools by state. Whether these private gifted schools can accommodate your child or not really depends on many variables - the child, their level of giftedness, the curriculum, the teachers, etc.
5) Other private schools. I'd put boarding schools in this category or perhaps parochial schools. This will vary widely depending on where you live.
6) Unschool or homeschool. It may not be something on your mind, but it's always best to throw it into the brainstorming mix. And depending on your child, LOG, and schooling options may be something to seriously consider.
Remember, nothing is for life or etched in stone. Education options or decisions can be reversed. Sometimes a least-worst option is the best or sometimes you've run out of options and are in default school mode.
