What is the grade level? I ask because apparently they use a different test for younger vs. older kids.
My dd is now in 7th grade, and this is the 2nd year since the school started administering MAP. Her reading scores are near the upper limit, and fluctuate considerably from one testing to the next. I panicked a bit last year, but folks on this board as well as teachers we know reassure us that the test is just not so accurate at the upper end.
(I don't know if this pattern will recur, but both years her highest score has been in the fall (Fall 2012 higher than Fall 2011), followed by a decline in winter and a decline again in spring. I am saving this as ammunition as needed - it shows all her gains happen in summer, and she loses ground during the school year!)
