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We are newbies in the world of MAP testing. Today our 3rd grader had the Reading MAP test. His score was 213. Unfortunately, I can't find any info on interpreting the score and what it means. I know we will be getting more details from the school soon. In the meantime, could someone familiar with MAP scores let me know what the testing number means? Is it above or below average?

Thank you all in advance for your help

The percentiles can be found in this link appendix b
http://www.nwea.org/sites/www.nwea.org/files/resources/NWEA_2011_RIT_Scale_Norms.pdf

Thank you so much Deonne.

That is a great score for fall 3rd grade - 94th percentile if I read it right. This district has a lot of nice info about MAP:
MAP info

Under Parents, click on Reading to see what sorts of skills the score represents.

eta: formatting of URL

We are also new to the NWEA system. Our 3rd Grade son had a 222 in Math and 221 in Reading which is 99% and 98%, respectively. How many actual kids take this test? Does it truly mean he is in the top 1-2%? Thanks.

Does anyone know of an test to use if a students reaches the ceiling on MAP? A good alternative?

Hi - sorry no one saw your post. Maybe Inky or another MAP expert will chime in, but the tables are national norms. Your kiddo tested in the top 1-2% of all kids across the nation who took the test. Some schools also have their own gauges, so depending on your student body, your kiddo may not be top 1-2% at your school. You can ask the school how its scores compare nationally. The NWEA website may have more info about how many kids take the test, but it's becoming fairly popular.

If I recall correctly, the ceiling on the MAP is 11th grade level. At that point, the SAT may give you more info? I'm really not sure. Anyone here know?

I was told MAP's ceiling is something like a 320. My ds6 highest math subtest score was a 265

I've done many hours of research and while the top of the MAP score is 320, the individual subtest areas seem to ceiling around 260. There are still questions to answer after 260, but they are limited.

There are also three separate levels of MAP tests and a kid scoring at or near 240 on the 2-5th grade test, should bump up and take the 6+ test. In theory, the test continues but it's clear looking at the Descartes reports that the level of difficulty on the 6+ test is dramatically different than that on the 2-5th grade test. The continuum doesn't truly continue from test to test, though the RIT score is continuous. The continuous RIT score makes it easier for teachers and schools to compare the data.

When looking at percentile, I like to also look for what grade my child is performing at 95th percentile or above. NWEA uses 95th percentile+ for "gifted". If you have a situation where your child is 95th percentile for the next grade level up, in all subjects, it might be worth a conversation about a grade skip.