The Advanced Academics and G/T Department offers a variety of programs for students who achieve at high levels or who have the potential to do so. Our campuses offer challenging academic experiences, rigorous college preparation, and acceleration opportunities for students with advanced general intellectual ability and/or subject matter aptitude in language arts, science, social studies, and/or mathematics. Advanced Academics programs provide opportunities for high performing students to reach their academic potential while nurturing healthy social and emotional development.

Gifted and Talented Services

Gifted and talented students in the state of Texas are defined as children or youth who perform at or show the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who exhibit high performance capability in an intellectual, creative or artistic area, possess an unusual capacity for leadership, or excel in a specific academic field.

Advanced Academics Programs

Advanced academics courses lay the foundation for students to be appropriately prepared to earn college credit through a variety of programs including: Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Dual Credit, and Dual Enrollment.

College Readiness Assessments

Students have the opportunity to take a variety of college readiness exams to support college admission and scholarships. The district funds the PSAT 8, PSAT 10, and SAT for all students. The highest achieving students are offered the opportunity to take the PSAT/NMSQT in 11th grade to enter the National Merit Scholarship Program. Students enrolling in Dual Credit courses are eligible to take the TSIA2 qualifying exam at no cost.