To enroll in Duke TIP’s 4th–6th Grade Talent Search, a student must meet the following grade and test score qualifications:

• The student must be currently enrolled in the fourth, fifth, or sixth grade. If a student was previously enrolled in the program as a fourth or fifth grader, they do not need to enroll again.
• A student must have attained qualifying test scores by scoring in the 95th percentile or higher on a grade-level standardized achievement test, aptitude test, mental-ability test, approved state criterion-referenced test, or 125 or above on an IQ test.
• One of the two most recent test administrations is acceptable for qualification. For most fourth grade students, this means scores from the second or third grade. For fifth grade students, this represents scores from the third or fourth grade. For students in the sixth grade, this means scores from the fourth or fifth grade.

Determining a Qualifying Test and Score

• Mental-ability tests must be no more than two years old.
• Note: only one approved subtest-area qualifying score is needed.
• The online application will accept only one score.