Gifted & Talented / Summer Scholars
Horry County Schools treats gifted education as part of each identified student's total program and supplements differentiated school-year learning with Summer Scholars enrichment.
How services work: Identified learners receive differentiated academic programming aligned with district goals for grades 3–5 and 6–12. Summer Scholars adds short, creative academic courses emphasizing critical thinking and exploration for gifted students in grades 3–11.
How students are identified: All second-graders and referred students in grades 3–11 take CogAT. The district screens Iowa, i-Ready, SC READY, performance tasks, and grades under the state dimensions; a 96th-percentile aptitude composite provides automatic eligibility, while later family, student, teacher, and administrator referrals are accepted.
- Grades
- Grades 3–12; summer enrichment grades 3–11
- Last reviewed
- September 4, 2026