District research record · NCES 4503000
McCormick 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
Academic and Artistic Gifted and Talented / Magnet School of the Arts
McCormick County Schools combines state gifted identification with an arts magnet pathway in art, band, and theatre for academically or artistically advanced students.
How services work: The Magnet School of the Arts expands personalized arts instruction for applicants currently in grades 7–11. Academic gifted services operate under the state framework, and district testing pages confirm CogAT and Iowa identification assessments.
How students are identified: Magnet applicants must meet at least two of four criteria: gifted identification, qualifying state results, a 3.5 GPA, or an educator recommendation with academic contract. Academic gifted identification uses the state-approved CogAT and Iowa sequence.
- Grades or coverage
- Academic continuum; arts magnet for rising grades 8–12
- 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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