Public School Districts that Offer Full-Time HiCap Classrooms

Battleground Public Schools (Battle Ground, Brush Prairie)

Bellevue School District (Bellevue)

Central Kitsap School District (Bremerton, Silverdale)

Edmonds School District (Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, Brier)

Everett Public Schools (Everett)

Evergreen Public Schools (Vancouver)

Highline School District (Burien)

Issaquah School District (Issaquah)

Kent School District (Kent)

Lake Washington School District (Redmond, Sammamish, Kirkland)

Marysville School District (Marysville)

Monroe School District (Monroe)

Mount Vernon School District (Mount Vernon)

Mukilteo School District (Mukilteo, Everett)

North Kitsap School District (Poulsbo)

​North Thurston Public Schools (Lacey)

Northshore School District (Bothell, Kenmore, Woodinville)

Peninsula School District (Gig Harbor)

Puyallup School District (Puyallup)

Richland School District (Richland)

Riverview School District (Duvall, Carnation)

Seattle Schools (Seattle)

Shoreline Public Schools (Shoreline)

Snohomish School District (Snohomish)
South Kitsap School District (Port Orchard)

Spokane Schools (Spokane)

Stanwood Camano School District (Stanwood, Camano Island)

Tahoma School District (Tahoma, Maple Valley)

West Valley School District (Yakima)

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Does your school district offer full-time HiCap elementary classrooms? Please let us know! Email info@nwgca.org

Private Schools that Focus on Gifted Students

Bellevue Discovery (Bellevue, preschool)

BKPlay Academy (Bellevue, preschool-elementary)

The Evergreen School (Shoreline, preschool-middle school)

North Wall Schools (Spokane, preschool-elementary)

NOVA School (Olympia, middle school)

Open Window School (Bellevue/Factoria, elementary-middle school)

Pioneer School (Spokane Valley, elementary)

Seabury School (Tacoma, preschool-middle school)

Seattle Country Day School (Seattle/Queen Anne, preschool-middle school)

Soundview School (Lynnwood, preschool-elementary)

University Child Development School (Seattle, preschool-elementary)

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Know a private school that specializes in gifted or advanced students? Please let us know! Email info@nwgca.org 

Private & Public Schools That Specialize in Disabilities

There are no schools that specifically focus on Twice Exceptional, or 2e, students in WA state. However, there are schools that have dedicated programs for various learning disabilities, and can be an option to consider as an intervention.


Yellow Wood Academy (Mercer Island)

Hamlin-Robinson School (West Seattle)

Lumen Academy (Woodinville)

Chrysalis School (Woodinville)

Brock's Academy (Woodinville)

Slingerland (for dyslexia) is taught at many Catholic schools

Eaton Arrowsmith Academy (Redmond)

Arrowsmith Program at Gateway Christian Schools (Bremerton, Poulsbo)

Arrowsmith Program at Heritage Christian Academy (Bothell)


​Know a school that specializes in disabilities and might be a good option for a 2e student? Please let us know! Email info@nwgca.org 

For Educators

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Washington State Laws & Resources

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Highly Capable Program (OSPI)

OSPI Highly Capable Webinars, K-20s and Presentations

Revised Code of Washington (RCW) for Highly Capable RCW 28A.185

The Revised WAC (presentation by Gayle Pauley, May 1, 2013)

Highly Capable Program Handbook Produced by the Robinson Center

State Gifted Advisory Committee for Gifted Education                                                              

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) for Highly Capable Chapter 392-170

Whitworth University, Center for Gifted Education & Professional Development