Gifted and Talented

Gifted and Talented Program

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Glasgow Middle School's Gifted and Talented Program was established in 1997. It provides an exciting, academically advanced curriculum for students who are intellectually and/or artistically talented. The program provides opportunities for students who are committed to exploring their passions and interests in an environment that promotes creativity and encourages intellectual curiosity.

Click here to visit the EBR Schools Gifted and Talented Programs website.

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Academically Accelerated Programs

Gifted Program

The Gifted Program provides a unique educational opportunity for students identified as academically gifted. Classes provide a high degree of complexity and extend beyond the prescribed curriculum offered in the regular program. Courses are taught by teachers certified in gifted education and have reduced class size so that teachers can differentiate instruction and meet each student’s individual educational needs.

Scholastic Academy Program

The Scholastic Academy Program is open to all qualifying sixth grade students. Qualifying seventh and eighth grade students entering from out of parish, out of state, out of the country, or from a private or parochial school may also participate. In order to be eligible for the Scholastic Academy Program, students must score at or above the 90th percentile on a district approved intelligence screening test. Students in the Scholastic Academy Program may be enrolled in either Gifted or Great Scholars core classes. Students may only remain in the Scholastic Academy Program for a total of three years, and they must maintain at least a 2.5 overall G.P.A. During the third year of enrollment in the Scholastic Academy Program, students are evaluated for the Gifted Program. If they do not meet gifted criteria, they do not remain in the program. If students do meet gifted criteria, they may be transferred to the Gifted Program.

Great Scholars Academy

The Great Scholars Academy parallels the Gifted Program, but Great Scholars students are in separate core classes from identified gifted students. In order to be eligible for the Great Scholars Program, students must either 1) score at or above the 84th percentile on a district approved intelligence screening test or 2) achieve two scores of Mastery or Advanced in any two areas of the most recent administration of the LEAP assessment. Students must maintain an overall 2.5 GPA or higher to continue in the program.

High School Options

Many families have questions about where students in our Gifted and Talented Programs go to high school. Please see the chart below for detailed information.

Table of high school enrollment statistics for gifted and talented students. Baton Rouge Magnet High School: 2016-29%, 2017-71%; Lee Magnet High School: 2016-37%, 2017-14%; McKinley HIgh School Gifted and Talented Program: 2016-23%, 2017-12%; Other-2016-11%, 2017-2%. 2016 data was collected in August 2016. 2017 data was collected in August 2017; due to rounding total does not equal 100%.

Due to rounding, some totals do not equal 100%.

Electives and High School Credit Courses

MythMakers/Roman Technology
Band
Orchestra
Music Appreciation
Talented Music
Art
Talented Visual Art
Talented Visual Art I*
Speech/Drama
Talented Theatre
Talented Theatre I*

Family and Consumer Science I*
Financial Literacy*
Keyboarding*
Keyboarding Applications*
Algebra I*
Geometry*
Algebra II*
Advanced Math*
Biology I*
Physical Science*
Hands On History

Pre-AP World History/Geography*
Introduction to French
French I*
French II*
Introduction to Spanish
Spanish I*
Spanish II*
Introduction to Latin
Latin I*
Latin II*

*High school credit course

Click here to review our elective course descriptions for the 2025-2026 school year.

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Talented Arts Program

The Talented Arts Program is an educational program for students identified as talented in visual arts, music, or theater. Classes in these disciplines are designed to provide experiences that enable the talented student to further develop demonstrated skills, increase discipline knowledge, and grow as an artist. Students in this program must qualify for talented services according to state criteria.

Click here for more information about the East Baton Rouge Parish School System Talented Arts Program.

Photograph of several students playing violin. Their teacher is watching.

A painting of a girl. There are images of planets painted in her hair.

Photograph of the art teacher working with two students on a sugar mold project.

Photograph of three students. Two are playing violins.

A sculpture of an alligator head. The sculpture is made from sporks from the school cafeteria.

Photograph of a student singing before a large crowd.

Photograph of a sea life art project, created from recycled materials.

Photograph of a parent and two students putting up an art installation.

Photograph of two students and a teacher working on a sugar mold art project.

Photograph of a student hanging her artwork in an installation.

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