District research record · NCES 4502820
Lexington School District 5
Official local source reviewed. This page separates confirmed evidence from details families still need to verify directly with the district.
What the evidence confirms
Academically Gifted Program (AGP)
Lexington–Richland School District Five serves gifted learners through elementary AGP content or resource classes and advanced secondary coursework, with both academic and artistic programming.
How services work: Grades 3–4 receive gifted reading and/or mathematics in an AGP content class or a weekly resource room using curriculum beyond grade-level standards. Secondary learners continue through honors and Advanced Placement courses, and the district also operates artistic and talent-development options.
How students are identified: All second-graders take CogAT and Iowa; grades K–8 also receive MAP screening and all fourth-graders receive CogAT. Eligibility uses South Carolina's aptitude, achievement, and performance dimensions, including automatic placement at a 96th-percentile aptitude composite.
- 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
2 counties served
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