Hey BB
The reason most parents get a 'Psychoeducational Evaluation' which is the testing that includes an IQ test is that there are issues that the parents want help with or insight into. There is no standard definition of PG or HG but many of us parents were quite suprized to see those sorts of scores even if we knew what our kids were doing. Gifties often live quite surrounded by other gifties- friends and family so we might feel sort of average.
If it is possible to observe your child's classroom that might give you more of an Idea of 'is this really a problem?'
If your child is unhappy or begging for harder school that is one reason.
If you child seems to not be learning that learning can be hard work and how to handle that slower gratification.
If your child seems happy but wont try challenging activities.
If your child is acting up.
These are all the things that prompt parents to start searching for a tester who is familiar with all the levels of giftedness and pick up the phone and start asking questions. The book '5 levels of girtedness' might give you a rough idea of how careful you have to be in choosing a tester. As we know, 5 gifted children sure feel like a lot of gifted children so when testers self report that they have tested a lot we need to ask more questions.
love and mmore love
grinity
