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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you for all the replies. DC scored in the average range for IQ (104), but low average for working memory (91) and high-average for GAI (116). All the other scores were average. I feel silly complaining about average scores, but DC has always excelled in school, which makes me wonder about the discrepency. We are also applying to some very competitive schools, and I don’t want DC’s chances to be jeopardized...[/quote]

OP, the fact that so many of the scores are close together suggests that the test is accurate and that you and your wife's perceptions may be of a well-nurtured, well-prepared child who is of average intelligence.  This is not a terrible fate, despite what DCUM may make you think.  Further, there are many different kinds of intelligences, and the WISC measures only a very narrow kind.

Are you and your wife gifted? Intelligence has a hereditary component, with some researchers suggesting about 50%, others suggesting that it is closer to 85%.

Most of the time, people are not surprised when their children turn out to be gifted. Our DCs score in a tight IQ range that is also inhabited by DH and me.

While test scores are not the be-all and end-all of admissions, in a very competitive admissions game, it can matter.  If a school like Sidwell or NCS is looking at two girls who are otherwise fairly similar in background, personality, race, etc., then the test score is what distinguishes one over another.

I agree with previous posters that you don't want to put a child into an environment where they can't keep up. 
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