Nwea map scores by grade level 2026

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 NWEA Map Scores by Grade Level - 50th Percentile - Grade K to 8th Grade. For a quick valuation of a Map Score, check out the chart below, to see the Mean (50th percentile) for each grade level, for Fall 2025, Winter 2026 and Spring 2026.

Nwea map scores by grade level 2026

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

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