NWEA Map Scores by Grade Level 2025-2026 – New Map Norms

NWEA MAP Test Scores 2025-2026 Norms Update.

Welcome to this important update:

In August 2025, NWEA released brand new MAP Growth national norms. This is the first major update since 2020.
These updated norms are based on more than 13 million students’ results across U.S. schools from 2022 to 2024.
The RIT scale itself has not changed, but the reference group did. This means meaning that the same score may now map to a different percentile than it did under the 2020 norms.
In many grades and subjects, the 2025 norms reflect a slight downward shift in national performance. So, a given RIT score might place a student at a higher percentile rank compared to before.

How to Read the Tables

Each grade-level table below shows typical MAP Growth RIT scores across four subjects: Mathematics, Language Usage, Reading, and Science.
The left-hand column lists achievement levels tied to percentiles:

• 95th percentile – top-performing students nationally (“Higher achievement”).
• 85th percentile – well above average.
• 65th percentile – slightly above average.
• 50th percentile – the national median/mean.
• 35th percentile – slightly below average.
• 15th percentile – well below average.
• 5th percentile – lowest performance group nationally.

Not every subject is tested at every grade level (for example, Language Usage begins at grade 2 and Science is not available in every grade).
Dashes (–) indicate that norms are not available for that subject in that grade.
Use these tables to understand how a student’s RIT score compares to peers nationwide.

Kindergarten

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	161	–	153	–	95
	154	–	148	–	85
	146	–	142	–	65
Median/Mean	141	–	138	–	50
Lower achievement	136	–	134	–	35
	128	–	128	–	15
	121	–	123	–	5

Grade 1

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	181	–	177	–	95
	173	–	169	–	85
	164	–	160	–	65
Median/Mean	159	–	155	–	50
Lower achievement	154	–	150	–	35
	145	–	142	–	15
	137	–	134	–	5

Grade 2

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	198	198	182	199	95
	189	188	178	190	85
	179	177	173	182	65
Median/Mean	173	170	170	176	50
Lower achievement	167	164	163	171	35
	157	153	152	162	15
	147	143	142	154	5

Grade 3

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	210	213	215	209	95
	200	202	204	201	85
	190	191	192	192	65
Median/Mean	184	184	185	187	50
Lower achievement	178	178	178	182	35
	168	166	166	173	15
	158	156	155	165	5

Grade 4

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	223	222	226	216	95
	214	212	215	208	85
	203	201	203	200	65
Median/Mean	197	195	196	195	50
Lower achievement	191	188	189	190	35
	181	177	177	181	15
	171	167	166	174	5

Grade 5

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	233	228	232	223	95
	223	219	222	215	85
	212	208	210	206	65
Median/Mean	206	202	204	201	50
Lower achievement	200	196	197	196	35
	189	185	186	187	15
	180	175	175	179	5

Grade 6

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	237	232	237	226	95
	227	223	226	218	85
	216	213	215	209	65
Median/Mean	210	206	209	204	50
Lower achievement	204	200	202	199	35
	194	190	191	191	15
	184	181	181	183	5

Grade 7

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	246	236	240	230	95
	235	226	230	221	85
	224	216	219	212	65
Median/Mean	217	210	212	207	50
Lower achievement	211	204	206	202	35
	199	194	195	193	15
	189	184	185	185	5

Grade 8

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	252	239	244	233	95
	241	230	233	224	85
	229	220	222	215	65
Median/Mean	222	214	216	210	50
Lower achievement	215	208	209	204	35
	203	197	198	195	15
	192	188	188	186	5

Grade 9

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	254	241	246	233	95
	243	231	235	225	85
	232	220	223	217	65
Median/Mean	225	214	216	212	50
Lower achievement	218	208	209	207	35
	207	197	197	198	15
	196	187	186	190	5

Grade 10

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	257	244	247	235	95
	246	234	236	227	85
	234	222	225	218	65
Median/Mean	227	216	218	213	50
Lower achievement	220	209	211	208	35
	208	198	199	200	15
	196	188	188	191	5

Grade 11

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	263	246	248	–	95
	250	235	237	–	85
	234	224	225	–	65
Median/Mean	229	218	218	–	50
Lower achievement	221	211	211	–	35
	208	200	199	–	15
	195	189	188	–	5

Grade 12

Achievement Level	Mathematics	Language Usage	Reading	Science	Percentile
Higher achievement	263	249	–	–	95
	250	237	–	–	85
	236	225	–	–	65
Median/Mean	228	218	–	–	50
Lower achievement	220	210	–	–	35
	206	198	–	–	15
	194	187	–	–	5