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MAP Test Scores by Grade Level

Enter the RIT score from your child's MAP Growth report to see where it falls nationally. Every number here is from NWEA's 2025 norms, the current set.

Enter the RIT score from your child's report to see what it means.

MAP math scores by grade, fall

Grade25thMedian75th95th
Kindergarten133141149161
1st Grade150159168181
2nd Grade162173183198
3rd Grade174184195210
4th Grade186197208223
5th Grade195206217233
6th Grade199210221237
7th Grade206217229246
8th Grade210222234252
9th Grade213225237254
10th Grade214227239257
11th Grade215229243263
12th Grade214228242263

MAP reading scores by grade, fall

Grade25thMedian75th95th
Kindergarten132138144153
1st Grade147155164177
2nd Grade159170182198
3rd Grade172185197215
4th Grade184196208226
5th Grade192204215232
6th Grade198209220237
7th Grade201212224240
8th Grade204216227244
9th Grade204216228246
10th Grade206218230247
11th Grade206218230248
12th Grade205218230249

MAP math scores by grade, spring

Grade25thMedian75th95th
Kindergarten149158167179
1st Grade165175185199
2nd Grade177187198214
3rd Grade188199211227
4th Grade198210222240
5th Grade204216228246
6th Grade208220233251
7th Grade211224237256
8th Grade215229242262
9th Grade215229243263
10th Grade216231246268
11th Grade217233249271
12th Grade215231247269

How to read the report

The percentile tells you how the score compares with students in the same grade who tested at the same point in the year. The 60th percentile means the score is as high as or higher than 60 percent of them.

Look at growth as well as the level. A student who moves from the 35th percentile in fall to the 45th in spring grew faster than a typical student, even though both scores are below the median.

Schools that use i-Ready report on a different scale. See the i-Ready score chart.

Score charts for each grade

Frequently asked questions

What is a good MAP score?

It depends on the grade and the time of year. The median fall math score is 184 in 3rd grade, 210 in 6th grade, and 222 in 8th grade. A score at the median is the 50th percentile, and the 75th percentile in fall 6th grade math is 221.

What is a RIT score?

RIT is the scale MAP Growth reports on. It measures what a student is ready to learn, on one continuous scale from kindergarten through high school, so a score can be compared from one year to the next.

What is the average MAP reading score by grade?

In the fall, the median reading score is 185 in 3rd grade, 204 in 5th, 209 in 6th, 212 in 7th, and 216 in 8th, on NWEA's 2025 norms.

Did MAP norms change in 2025?

Yes. NWEA published new norms in 2025 based on tests taken from fall 2022 through spring 2024, replacing the 2020 norms. A given RIT score can land on a different percentile than it did under the old norms, so use a chart that says which norms it is built on.

How often do students take MAP?

Most schools give it up to three times a year, in fall, winter, and spring. The norms assume testing around weeks 4, 20, and 32 of instruction, so a test taken much earlier or later in a term is not directly comparable.

Source: NWEA, 2025 MAP Growth Norms Technical Manual, student achievement norms. MAP Growth is a product of NWEA, which is not affiliated with Dewey Smart.

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