Maybe the psych is right, maybe wrong, I'll bet they are well intentioned for sure.
The road to........ Sorry for the cynicism, all, but I've always taken ALL the advice I've been given. I certainly haven't USED it all.

You do know your child best, so keep looking into and just trust your own gut.
I did NOT trust my gut last year because the teacher was thought of as one of the best in the district. I thought she MUST know better than me. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.....
Who suffered? Not me. Not her.
Okay, I will *step off*, now.

It is not a gifted school, but I think its learner-centered philosophy, along with the STEM focus,
The way I've interpreted STEM is that it's a movement to support kids who are talented and/or interested in: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Who are those kids.....yeah...........
My only concern would be; is it really STEM-like......
But, wow, caught my interest-Big Time!