My daughter was recently given the SAGES test as part of a screening of all 2nd graders to determine who would receive further testing to determine qualification for the district's gifted program. We do not receive the results in percentages, but instead receive a score for each section vs. a target score. If the student hits the target score for two of the sections (no matter how poorly they perform on the third), they are then given the WISC IV test. (I believe the target scores correlate with 95th percentile, but I'm not certain.) My daughter beat the target score for one section, but missed for the other two by only 1 question each. The district refuses to give her the WISC test, but said I can pay to have a psychologist administer the test, and if she hits a certain score, she automatically qualifies. We are considering doing this, but it's quite expensive. Does anyone know how closely the SAGES test scores correlate to a high IQ? I know my daughter is very smart, but I have no idea if her IQ falls in the range they are looking for. If she had missed in one of the three areas by more than a point, I probably wouldn't even pursue, but it just seems that to decide her educational program for the next several years based on one test given one day isn't prudent when she was so close to the cutoff. Any thoughts out there? Thanks!
