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Reservoir Gifted Academy

The program at Reservoir Gifted Academy is a full-time academic program designed to support academically gifted students. It offers students an opportunity to engage in learning activities at an accelerated pace, depth, and complexity of on grade-level and above-grade-level curriculum. 

Qualifying students will have consistently demonstrated exceptional abilities in both mathematics and reading as measured by the Northwest Evaluation Association’s Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) which is a nationally normed assessment. In addition to the NWEA MAP Assessment, qualifying students will have performed Above Average on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) and/or the  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and performs at the Meets or Exceeds level on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in both reading and math.

SELECTION PROCESS UPDATES

The process for selecting students for the incoming 5th grade class at Reservoir Gifted Academy for the 2024-2025 school year has concluded.

There are currently no available openings for the incoming 6th grade class. The wait list will be maintained throughout the summer.

Families are welcome to complete an application for the 2025-2026 school year after August 1, 2024.