The United Federation of Teachers came out swinging Tuesday against the proposed elimination of gifted-and-talented programs in city schools.

“Every community has children who could thrive in a gifted and talented program, and it is our responsibility to help our children reach their full potential,” UFT boss Michael Mulgrew said in a statement.

“We do not support the elimination of the city’s gifted and talented programs. We believe the programs need to be revamped and access to them expanded.”

The School Diversity Advisory Group, which was assembled by Mayor de Blasio last year, has called for G&T programs and most other school academic application screens to be done away with.

Both foster stark racial separation in city classrooms and favor privileged kids, the panel said.

In 2018, 42% of gifted-and-talented offers went to Asians, 39% to whites, 10% to Hispanics and 8% to African American kids. Meanwhile, blacks and Latinos make up the majority of students.

In terms of admissions procedures, Mulgrew did call for at least one change.

“The city should stop using its current admissions test for very young children,” he said. “This test has always been unreliable and developmentally inappropriate.”

Currently, kids as young as 4 take a standardized exam for entry into screened kindergarten programs.