For some reason MANY more kiddos do well on the 5th grade test - I have no idea why this is so.
This happens in our district too, and I've always wondered why - first grade has hardly anyone in GT, which slowly rises to about five or six in third and all of a sudden twelve to fifteen in fourth and fifth (though I think the percentage stays the same in middle school). This is for a pullout one day a week. I think an IQ test is the largest part of the puzzle, so there's retesting issues, and the later kids are noticeably 'less gifted' or more hothoused - perhaps because in our district kids can ask to be reevaluated each year I believe, so maybe they're actually violating retesting regulations?! But it's definitely strange - I hope this isn't too far off topic, sorry.
