District research record · NCES 4502490
Horry County School District
Official local source reviewed. This page separates confirmed evidence from details families still need to verify directly with the district.
What the evidence confirms
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 or coverage
- Grades 3–12; summer enrichment grades 3–11
- 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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