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[quote=Anonymous]WPPSI scores don't mean a lot.  Those scores will change over the years.  I have seen this happen myself.  That said, I have a child in a DC private who is "gifted" by OP's definition.  Her IQ is 144 and her SSAT score was 98th percentile. I feel that the school serves her needs quite well in middle school.  It's far more challenging than any other program she has done.  Part of the reason for this is that her teachers recognize her abilities and they expect college level writing from her while they might not expect it from all of the students.  I can't say for sure but I do know that the standards are very high.  The thing about kids who are gifted is that their gifts do not always make them the very best students.  They often have challenges- ie my child has executive function issues.  She wasn't a great student in elementary school.  Sometimes it's the kids who are in the more average ranges across the board who are far more successful in the academic setting.  My kid is beyond gifted in many respects but her math is not strong.  My main reason for preferring the private school is that the classes are small enough for individual attention and DC is given a great deal of responsibility for her own learning.[/quote]

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