District research record · NCES 4502190
Florence School District 3
Official local source reviewed. This page separates confirmed evidence from details families still need to verify directly with the district.
What the evidence confirms
Talented and Gifted (TAG)
Florence County School District Three provides school-based academic TAG services and advanced middle-school English language arts and mathematics coursework.
How services work: Each elementary school houses an elementary TAG program. Middle schools offer TAG English language arts and mathematics and may provide English 1 and Algebra 1 for accelerated credit; the program continues through grade 12 under the district framework.
How students are identified: Students are identified in grades 2–10 using state criteria. Eligibility requires qualifying evidence in two of three dimensions: aptitude, achievement, and performance task or qualifying secondary GPA.
- Grades or coverage
- Grades 3–12
- Evidence level
- Official local source reviewed
- Source authority
- School district
- Last reviewed
- September 4, 2026
State context
South Carolina gifted and talented requirements
South Carolina requires every district to identify and serve academically and artistically gifted students, with statewide second-grade census testing and common eligibility dimensions.
For families: Academic eligibility generally requires qualifying evidence in two of three dimensions—aptitude, achievement, and performance—or the state's automatic high-composite aptitude route. Local service models and schedules vary by district.
Geographic relationships
County served
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