Everett Public Schools

The Highly Capable Program in Everett Public Schools is designed to meet learning needs and challenge students who have advanced thinking and academic abilities. Highly Capable classes are open to students in second, third, fourth and fifth grade. 

Students learn and study in self-contained classrooms with an accelerated curriculum that supports higher-level thinking skills. Highly Capable classrooms are held in nine schools in the district, based upon qualified enrollment. The district provides transportation for students who attend a Highly Capable Center that is not their neighborhood school. 

For identification and placement in the highly capable program, students go through a testing process.  

Students must be referred for highly capable testing by a parent/guardian/teacher/community member by the referral deadline, November 10, 2025. To refer a student for testing and possible identification/placement in the highly capable program, you must complete the Highly Capable Testing Referral Form below.  

Regardless of who makes the referral, the parent/guardian must complete, sign, and submit a consent form for their student by the posted deadline.   

Important Dates:  

Referral Deadline:  

• For students in first through fourth grade, the deadline to submit a referral for HC testing is November 10, 2025 

Highly Capable Referral Forms: 

• Highly Capable Parent Referral Form   

• Highly Capable Community Referral Form    

• Highly Capable Teacher Referral Form    

Highly Capable Program Testing Window: 

• For students in first through fourth grade: December 1, 2025 - January 22, 2026