NYC Gifted and Talented Test Results Released!
All the parents can breath a sigh of relief as the NYC Dept of Ed. release this the Gifted and Talented Test Scores for OLSAT and NNAT.
For the pre-K students who took the test there was a slight decrease (25% to 24%) of kids who qualified for the NYC gifted and talented program (both citywide and district wide programs). There was a significant decrease for children applying to 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade with a large drop in the percentage of kids eligible for the test.
Here’s what happened this year for talented tots who took the test in January 2019 (from the NYC Dept. of Ed.):
Comparison of scores from January 2019 vs. scores from January 2018
Total number of students tested in January 2019
| Applying Grade |
Tested |
Ineligible |
| Total |
32,841 |
24,891 |
| K |
15,153 |
11,469 |
| 1 |
7,506 |
5,797 |
| 2 |
5,782 |
4,228 |
| 3 |
4,400 |
3,397 |
2019 Total number of students eligible for District Wide only (90th to 96th percentile combined score on OLSAT and NNAT)
| Applying Grade |
District Eligible Only |
% District Eligible Only |
| Total |
5,342 |
16% |
| K |
2,272 |
15% |
| 1 |
1,162 |
15% |
| 2 |
1,225 |
21% |
| 3 |
683 |
16% |
2019 Total number of students eligible for Citywide only (97th to 99th percentile combined score on OLSAT and NNAT)
| Applying Grade |
Citywide Eligible |
% Citywide Eligible |
| Total |
2,608 |
8% |
| K |
1,412 |
9% |
| 1 |
547 |
7% |
| 2 |
329 |
6% |
| 3 |
320 |
7% |
2019 Total number of students eligible for both District Wide and Citywide only (90th to 99th percentile combined score on OLSAT and NNAT)
| Applying Grade |
All Eligible |
% Eligible |
| Total |
7,950 |
24% |
| K |
3,684 |
24% |
| 1 |
1,709 |
23% |
| 2 |
1,554 |
27% |
| 3 |
1,003 |
23% |
For comparison, here are the results from January 2018 test takers.
Total number of students tested in January 2018
| Applying Grade |
Tested |
Ineligible |
| Total |
32,516 |
23,482 |
| K |
14,450 |
10,791 |
| 1 |
7,866 |
5,544 |
| 2 |
5,587 |
4,019 |
| 3 |
4,613 |
3,128 |
2018 Total number of students eligible for District Wide only (90th to 96th percentile combined score on OLSAT and NNAT)
| Applying Grade |
District Eligible Only |
% District Eligible Only |
| Total |
5,912 |
18% |
| K |
2,100 |
15% |
| 1 |
1,572 |
20% |
| 2 |
1,183 |
21% |
| 3 |
1,057 |
23% |
2018 Total number of students eligible for Citywide only (97th to 99th percentile combined score on OLSAT and NNAT)
| Applying Grade |
Citywide Eligible |
% Citywide Eligible |
| Total |
3,122 |
10% |
| K |
1,559 |
11% |
| 1 |
750 |
10% |
| 2 |
385 |
7% |
| 3 |
428 |
9% |
2018 Total number of students eligible for both District Wide and Citywide only (90th to 99th percentile combined score on OLSAT and NNAT)
| Applying Grade |
All Eligible |
% Eligible |
| Total |
9,034 |
28% |
| K |
3,659 |
25% |
| 1 |
2,322 |
30% |
| 2 |
1,568 |
28% |
| 3 |
1,485 |
32% |
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