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Hi, I need help. my 11-year-old kid, 6th grade, MAP test on 9-10-2012, score:256

It's good enough for 7th grade?

When she's in 5th grade, her MAP score was 260, why her score dropped 4 points?

Many times, scores drop from spring to the following fall. A score of 260 dropping to a 256 is not a huge drop to be concerned about.256 is in the 99th percentile for 6th grade and 96th for 7th grade. According to NWEA website

MATHEMATICS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
185 200 213 226
176 192 205 217
169 185 199 210
236 245 254
227 235 242
220 228 234
259 263 265
247 251 254
239 242 245

NWEA Median 163 179 192 204 213 220 226 230 233 235
156 172
149 166
142 159
186 197
180 190
174 184
206 212
199 205
191 197
217 221 224 226
209 213 216 217
201 204 207 207

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A student score at or above the following scores on a 6+ Mathematics Survey with Goals test suggests student readiness for:
• 230 Introduction to Algebra • 235 Algebra
• 245 Geometry

wow that didnt paste correctly . If you google NWEA Comparative Data you should find this sinformation

You didn't say what subject area the score was in.

A fall reading score of 256 would be at the 99th percentile for 7th grade, 98th for 8th-10th, and 96th for 11th.

A fall language usage score of 256 would be at the 99th percentile for 7th-9th, and 98th for 10th-11th.

A fall math score of 256 would be at the 96th percentil for 7th, 93rd for 8th, 90th for 9th, 88th for 10th, and 84th for 11th.

Thank you very much, Frannieandejsmom and lucounu!

the score of 256 is for math.

today i got her Reading score 237, last fall her reading score was 240

last fall her Lexile level was 1213-1363, now is 1174-1324

everything dropped, I don't know why:-((((

any suggestion? please

You might check with her teacher to confirm whether the NWEA tests she took last Spring and this Fall are aligned with the Common Core.

NWEA now has a version of the assessment which is aligned with the common core rather than individual state standards. During the transition period, I believe that districts can choose which version of the test they want to use. As such you could have a situation where the tests taken last Spring were under the older standards and now this Fall being aligned with Common Core, which could cause a slight dip in the scores.