Grade 3 NNAT3 assessment
Grade 3
Confirm locally
Initial assessment occurs each spring; ask the school for its exact testing and notification dates.
Verify with the district ↗Washington Unified School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
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Washington Unified assesses third graders with NNAT3 each spring, then serves identified elementary students through home-school clusters and individual differentiated education plans created with parent input.
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CAlocal district program
2026-27school year reviewed
2official sources reviewed
1deadline or checkpoint
When your family may need to act
The published timeline, in one place.
Use the row that matches your child's grade and situation. Dates below come from the linked district instructions; confirm them before submitting.
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What the official record confirms
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Know the route.
Applicable school year: 2026-27. Bloomfield separates official requirements from our preparation guidance.
Who and which grades
Published coverageGrade 3 identification, elementary cluster service, and high-school advanced options
How students are considered
Published processThe initial NNAT3 assessment is administered in Grade 3 each spring. The teacher or district notifies identified families. In Grade 4, the teacher prepares a differentiated education plan and shares it with the parent. Students identified by another public district may transfer eligibility by submitting documentation to Educational Services.
What service can look like
Published modelElementary students remain at their home schools in cluster groups with flexible grouping, acceleration, in-depth study, depth and complexity, and tiered assignments. In high school, students use advanced and AP coursework, college courses, internships, and a counselor-built four-year plan.
Your family's route
See the next move—and where Bloomfield helps.
This plan translates the published process without changing it. Confirm current district instructions before submitting.
Your next moveAsk the Grade 3 teacher or principal for the school's spring NNAT3 date and notification timeline.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveAfter identification, request the written result and ask when the Grade 4 differentiated education plan will be shared.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveContribute concrete information about strengths, interests, pace, and support needs during plan development.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveVerify the student's cluster placement and the specific classroom differentiation strategies that will be used.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveFor a transfer, send the prior public-district eligibility documentation to Educational Services; for high school, build an advanced four-year plan with the counselor.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Application support
Prepare the story before you open the form.
District forms and prompts vary. This annotated, fictional example shows how to turn a real observation into useful evidence without copying language or inventing accomplishments.
Explore the annotated example →Parent observationFictional example
What have you observed that shows your child may need greater depth, complexity, or pace?
“After her model failed, Maya changed one part at a time, recorded each result, and explained why the designs failed differently.”
01 Observable02 Child-led03 Need-focused
See why this works →Parent-to-parent
What would you tell another family?
Share practical, firsthand wisdom about Gifted and Talented Education. Parent experience is kept separate from the official program facts above.
Opening the parent discussion…
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District rules and Bloomfield guidance stay clearly separated.
The program facts above come from the linked official sources. Bloomfield's checklist translates those facts into practical next steps without predicting selection or presenting parent anecdotes as district policy.
Official requirement
Supported by the district links and applicable school year shown on this guide.
Bloomfield guidance
A plain-language explanation or constructive preparation recommendation.
Parent-reported insight
Shown only when it is dated, moderated, and clearly labeled—not as an official rule.
Primary sources
Read the published language yourself.
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Washington Unified School District before acting.