MAP Test Scores Explained |

Dear Parent(s),

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test results for this school year have been uploaded to PowerSchool.

This standardized test is only one of many different types of assessment that we use to determine student progress. We get the most accurate picture of a student’s progress by using a variety of evidence ranging from everyday ongoing assessments, learning conversations with students and short quizzes, to the more formal and less frequent standardized tests.

Your child’s MAP results are reported in RIT scores (Student Score Range). RIT stands for Rasch Unit. The RIT score is an equal-interval scale that is independent of a student’s grade level and measures learning from elementary through the high school level.

The MAP Student Progress Report indicates progress your child has made from any previous times they may have taken a MAP test at ISB. This is reported as the student growth score. This score represents the growth in RIT points your child made between testing dates.

The MAP test also measures your child’s achievement level compared to other students who have taken this test and academic growth over time in the areas of mathematics and reading. The test does not cover all academic skills, nor does it cover such areas as physical, artistic, or interpersonal skills. Parents will gain a more complete picture of student performance by looking at this test in conjunction with a variety of classroom work samples and other assessments over a period of time.

In addition to your child’s RIT score, the Student Progress Report provides:

District Average RIT: The average RIT score for all students in your child’s grade at ISB.
Norm Group Average RIT: The average RIT score for students in the United States included in the most recent MAP norming study.
Student %ile Range: The percentage of students in the United States that had a RIT score less than or equal to your child’s score.
Lexile Range: A score that can be used to identify books that match your child’s current reading level. A database with lists of books for each lexile range can be found at the Lexile Framework for Reading:(https://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=fa).We hope that you find these test results to be useful. For information and resources for parents, please access the MAP Document Library at www.nwea.org.If you have additional questions about your child’s scores, please contact their class teacher.