MAP Growth norms
MAP Growth’s industry-leading norms, the foundation for personalized goal setting, have just been updated for 2025. Students, teachers, and administrators now have the essential context to set ambitious and achievable growth goals.
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Set and achieve the right goals
50 years of cutting-edge research, millions of teachers, and countless students have brought MAP® Growth™ to where it is today: driving decisions in more districts for more students in more grades than any other assessment.
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2025 Norms Quick Reference
We continually refine the methodologies used to generate our norms so they remain statistically rigorous as well as accurate and relevant. This 2025 update is essential to account for changes in US student demographics, postpandemic shifts in student...
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Top 5 Features of MAP Growth Norms
MAP Growth norms are among the most robust and trusted in K–12 education, thanks to the rigor, transparency, and scale behind their development. Here are five research-driven benefits to remember.
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FAQs: Why Norms Matter
MAP Growth norms are one of our most critical assets in helping partners make sense of student performance and progress. They offer a national frame of reference that allows educators to answer these frequently asked key questions.
See how norms bring meaning to RIT scores
Karyn Lewis, PhD, vice president of research and policy partnerships, explains how norms bring meaningful context to student RIT scores.
We’ve been helping educators build a culture of data for decades to foster the kind of high-quality, ambitious instruction that maximizes the capabilities of MAP Growth. We can help you reach your goals.
