Students must be enrolled in Naperville CUSD 203 before the process can begin to determine if academically talented or gifted services is the appropriate placement. Please see Description of Services to learn more about these services.

Once a student is enrolled and begins attending school within the district, parents may request evaluation for academically talented and gifted services at the student’s school. All evaluations will be completed in a timely fashion. Summer testing is available for select students; please see the information below. The criteria used during the identification and placement process can be found on the Identification and Placement page. Please also see the Identification and Placement Flowchart for Students New to the District. 

*Please note: If the student is transferring in mid-year, past the end of Trimester 1, a curriculum review is the first step prior to testing. This is requested to ensure students are not missing any more class time than is necessary.  If it is determined that testing is appropriate, the student will go through the testing process at their school. 

Once all testing is complete, student scores are placed on the appropriate placement matrix to determine eligibility. As indicated on the flowchart, a new student will be eligible for placement

• into Honors Math with eight (8) points on the Honors Math Placement Matrix.
• into Project IDEA with eight (8) points on the Project IDEA Placement Matrix.
• into Project IDEA Plus with four (4) points on the Project IDEA Plus Placement Matrix.

In addition to the testing, mathematics coursework from the student’s previous school can be reviewed to aid in determining if placement in Honors Math is appropriate. Please contact the Coordinator of Gifted and Talented Services at giftedservices@naperville203.org to share curriculum documentation provided by the student’s previous school.

To facilitate the timely scheduling and placement of newly enrolled students within Naperville CUSD 203, a summer assessment opportunity is provided for those who would like to begin the identification process for academically talented and gifted services prior to the start of the school year.

In order to be eligible for the summer assessment opportunity, the student must meet all of the criteria below: 

• The student’s enrollment in the district must be complete.
• The student’s start date is the first day of school of the upcoming school year.
• The student is entering Grades 6, 7, or 8 OR the student is entering Grades 4 or 5 and evidence that the student may possibly be eligible for our Academically Talented & Gifted programs is submitted to giftedservices@naperville203.org. Evidence may include previous standardized test scores and/or verification of prior enrollment in a school for gifted students.
• The student must be registered for summer testing by the registration deadline.

Students new to Naperville CUSD 203 for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year who miss the testing will complete the identification process for academically talented services and take the same set of tests in school once the school year begins. Once enrolled, please contact your child's school assistant principal or giftedservices@naperville203.org to arrange for testing. Thank you.

2025 New Student Summer Testing Information

Please click here to register for summer testing. 

A student must be enrolled within the district in order to test in the summer.

Confirmation of registration will be sent via email on July 11, 2025.
Only registered students will be admitted to summer testing.

Tentative Testing Dates and Times
July 21 and 22, 2025
Doors open at 8:00 a.m. (No one is seated after 8:20 a.m.)
Testing begins at 8:30 a.m.
Testing ends at approximately 12:45 p.m.

Assessments Administered
NWEA MAP Growth
CogAT
Iowa Assessments

Round 2 Assessments Dates and Times
July 28 and/or July 29, 2025
Doors open at 8:00 a.m. (No one is seated after 8:20 a.m.)
Testing begins at 8:30 a.m.
Testing ends at approximately 12:15 p.m.

Assessments Administered
Placement Tests

If a student is unable to participate in testing on these days, testing will be completed once the school year begins at the student’s school.