HCPSS Assessment Program - CogAT Assessments - Eligibility Ranges

Sep 30, 2026

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HCPSS Assessment Program document outlining the alignment and purposes of multiple student assessments, with a focused section on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). It summarizes testing windows, selection approach, and the intent to identify student aptitude for Gifted and Talented classes. Detailed CogAT components are provided, including Verbal Battery, Quantitative Battery, and Nonverbal Battery, with example item formats. It also specifies 6th grade eligibility ranges by subject using GPR percentile thresholds.

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CogAT

CogAT Verbal Battery

CogAT Quantitative Battery

CogAT Nonverbal Battery

CogAT > 6th Grade Eligibility Ranges

HCPSS AssessmentProgram Measuring What MattersCoordinator,G/TEducation Programdebbie_blum@hcpss.orgCoordinator of StudentAssessmenttguy@hcpss.org Debbie Blum Tim Guy Public School System Assessment Alignment ASsessments ·Measures of Academic Progress(MAP) ·Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) ·Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers(PARCC) ·High School Assessments(HSA) ·PSAT,SAT ·ACT Testing Windows ·Found on HCPSS calendar ·Online typically requires 4-6 week window ●Paper limited to 2 week window ·Individual students only test a few dayswithin the window ·Schools select days ● Students-Grade 3&5 ·Administration-Early December-Paper booklets ·Purpose # CogAT | Abilities | Age Scores | | | APR Graph | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | Age
Stanine | Age
Percentile
Rank | 75
50
25
1
99 | | Verbal
Quantitative
Nonverbal
composite (VQN) | | | 71
97
65
87 | | | Abilities | Raw Scores | | | Grade Scores | | Local Scores | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Number of
Items | Number
Att. | Number
Correct | Grade
Stanine | Grade
Percentile
Rank | | Local
Percentile
Rank | | Verbal
Quantitative
Nonverbal
Composite(VQN) | 64
52
60 | 64
52
60 | 35
39
29 | | 61
95
56
80 | | 55
90
47
73 | —Identification for Gifted and Talented classes-Determine student aptitude # CogAT Verbal Battery Text/Standard Format (Levels 9-17/18) | VERBAL BATTERY | Analogies
Picture/Verbal | TV→watch:newspaper→
K comics
Mmagazine
N listen
J deliver
L read | | --- | --- | --- | | | ompletion
Sentence | The fastest runner______the race.
E makes
D starts
C watches
B wins
A loses | | | Classification
Picture/Verba | apple orange pear
D lemon
C pea
E onion
B carrot
A fruit | # CogAT Quantitative Battery Text/Standard Format (Levels 9-17/18) | QUANTITATIVE BATTERY | Analogies
Number | [5→?]
[3→4]
[1→2]
E 12
D 8
C 6
B 4
A 2 | | --- | --- | --- | | | Number
sezznd | 2 十 3
B 3
A 2
E 6
C 4 D 5 | | | Series
Number | 1 2 4 5 7 8
→
B 8
A 7
C 9
E 11
D 10 | 1 # CogAT Nonverbal Battery Text/Standard Format (Levels 9-17/18) | NONVERBAL BATTERY | Matrices
Figure | ↑ ↓ | | --- | --- | --- | | | Paper
Folding | | | | Classification
Figure | K L M N | CogAT > 6th Grade Eligibility Ranges ·Math:Quantitative-Nonverbal Composite(QN)-92nd-99th percentile GPR ·English:Verbal-90th-99th percentile GPR ·Social Studies:Verbal-Nonverbal Composite (VN) -90th-99th percentile GPR ·Science:Verbal-Quantitative-Nonverbal Composite(VQN) -91st-99th percentile GPR

FAQs

What is the purpose of the HCPSS Assessment Program and CogAT?

The program measures multiple academic and cognitive assessments and uses results to determine student aptitude for Gifted and Talented classes. CogAT is specifically presented as an identification tool.

When and how are students tested under the HCPSS assessment schedule?

Testing windows follow the HCPSS calendar. Online testing typically requires a 4–6 week window, while paper testing is limited to a 2-week window with schools selecting specific days.

What are the CogAT 6th grade eligibility ranges for Math, English, Social Studies, and Science?

Eligibility is stated by subject using percentile-based GPR thresholds: Math (QN) 92nd–99th, English (Verbal) 90th–99th, Social Studies (VN) 90th–99th, and Science (VQN) 91st–99th.

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