{"id":26040,"date":"2026-01-15T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/?p=26040"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:43:10","slug":"how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2026\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report\/","title":{"rendered":"How to engage with your first MAP Growth Class Profile report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x300_hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x300_hero.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x300_hero-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x300_hero-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x300_hero-720x254.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>We live in the age of big data, but let\u2019s face it\u2014data can be daunting. For teachers, the challenge of interacting with, understanding, and acting on student assessment data might bring to mind Jim McCoy\u2019s classic line from <em>Star Trek<\/em>: \u201cDamn it, Jim, I\u2019m a doctor, not an engineer!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With apologies to Dr. McCoy, it seems we\u2019re all engineers these days. The good news is that as data becomes more integrated into our professional and personal lives, we\u2019re also getting better at humanizing and translating that data so it\u2019s more useful to us. That\u2019s why NWEA designed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/map-growth\/\">MAP\u00ae Growth\u2122<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/teach.mapnwea.org\/impl\/maphelp\/Content\/Data\/ClassProfileGuide.htm\">Class Profile report<\/a> not as a data dump but, rather, as an interactive, teacher-friendly tool for gaining actionable insights into student performance.<\/p>\n<p>Navigating the Class Profile report isn\u2019t hard\u2014in fact, it\u2019s quite intuitive\u2014but for teachers engaging with the report for the first time, it helps to have some simple instructions and a plan of attack. This article will cover the three main areas of the Class Profile report: Test details, Instructional areas, and Projected proficiency. By the end, you\u2019ll be ready to start using the report to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See the strength and opportunity areas of your class<\/li>\n<li>Determine whether all your students have completed testing<\/li>\n<li>Create flexible learning groups based on solid data<\/li>\n<li>Identify which students engaged in rapid guessing on their last assessment and need to retest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Test details and a balanced \u201ceating\u201d plan<\/h2>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve logged in and navigated to the Class Profile report (see the <a href=\"https:\/\/teach.mapnwea.org\/impl\/maphelp\/Content\/Data\/ClassProfileGuide.htm\">step-by-step access instructions<\/a>), you\u2019ll see three tabs up top: Test Details, Instructional Areas, and Projected Proficiency.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x205_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details.png\" alt=\"A sample of the test details section of the MAP Growth Class Profile report shows how educators can see the school name, testing date, rostered date, instructor, class, subject, and course.\" width=\"850\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x205_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details.png 850w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x205_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x205_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details-768x185.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x205_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details-720x174.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Start your exploration with the Test Details tab, as this is where you\u2019ll find a wealth of information about your students\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/how-the-map-growth-rit-scale-offers-valuable-insights-into-student-growth\/\">RIT scores<\/a> and recent MAP Growth test performance. At a glance, you\u2019ll see the academic diversity of your class and how each student interacted with assessments. Key metrics like rapid guessing will provide invaluable context for the scores you\u2019re seeing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/author\/jennatalos\/\">Jenna Talos<\/a>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/professional-learning\/\">NWEA professional learning<\/a> consultant who specializes in helping educators get the most out of the MAP Growth Class Profile report, likes to use a kitchen analogy in explaining how the three tabs of the report work together. \u201cWe can think of the instructional areas and projected proficiency as meal prep\u2014our plan for staying organized and knowing what we need to eat,\u201d she says. \u201cThe test details are where we get to see if the kids are actually eating the meals we planned!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To make the Test Details page feel more manageable, let\u2019s take a quick look at the five areas of the page and what you can find in each one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RIT score status.<\/strong> This donut chart shows a breakdown of test results across four categories: official RIT scores that are valid for growth measurement, unofficial RIT scores from screening tests or other sources, invalid tests that don\u2019t meet reliability standards, and no test data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Achievement percentiles.<\/strong> This distribution across five color-coded quintiles, or percentage ranges, provides a single visualization of student performance relative to the 50th percentile.<\/li>\n<li><strong>National comparisons. <\/strong>These average RIT and median percentiles by grade are compared to national averages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Students grouped by RIT band.<\/strong> This is a histogram of student performance in 10-point RIT ranges, offering a visually intuitive way to understand where your students are relative to a normative midpoint.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test details by student. <\/strong>This is sortable data on individual students\u2019 achievement percentiles, RIT scores, test duration, rapid guessing percentage, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jenna points out that while the Test Details page contains a wealth of information, users can get even more value from it by customizing the presentation of data to meet their own preferences and needs. \u201cIf you\u2019re someone who wants to get a clear visual of student groupings, take a look at your histogram,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd if you\u2019re someone who wants to engage with an interactive and sortable table, take a look at your test details by student.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Instructional areas: Where the rubber meets the road<\/h2>\n<p>With a solid understanding of how your students performed overall and how they engaged with the assessment, you\u2019re ready to explore the Instructional Areas tab\u2014and this is where things get really practical for classroom planning. Rather than displaying broad achievement levels, this tab breaks down performance by category and gives you a much clearer picture of where your class needs support and where they\u2019re already strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is where the rubber meets the road,\u201d Jenna says, \u201cwhere the report is going to impact your planning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Instructional Areas tab offers three modules, each designed to inform your instructional decisions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Instructional area achievement percentiles. <\/strong>Rows of color-coded quintile distributions show median percentile and a performance spread for each instructional area. In language arts, for example, areas include understanding grammar and revising texts, while the mathematics portion includes geometry and algebraic thinking. Each row represents one instructional area, allowing you to quickly spot which areas are relative strengths and which may need more attention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x346_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_InstructionalAreaAchievementPercentiles.png\" alt=\"A sample of the Instructional Area Achievement Percentiles portion of the MAP Growth Class Profile report shows how teachers can see student achievement medians by instructional area.\" width=\"850\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x346_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_InstructionalAreaAchievementPercentiles.png 850w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x346_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_InstructionalAreaAchievementPercentiles-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x346_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_InstructionalAreaAchievementPercentiles-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x346_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_InstructionalAreaAchievementPercentiles-720x293.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Students grouped by instructional area scores. <\/strong>This focused histogram lets you select a specific instructional area from a drop-down menu and see how students are distributed across 10-point RIT bands for that particular standard. As you view each area and watch as the histogram sorts itself into a new configuration, interesting patterns emerge that allow you to explore important questions, such as, \u201cAre there any surprises here that challenge your assumptions? If you were to create small groups <em>without<\/em> looking at this data, would you have aligned with or deviated from the groupings suggested by the histogram?\u201d \u201cSometimes, getting validation of your decisions as an educator is just as important as changing course based on new information,\u201d Jenna says. \u201cConfirming that what you\u2019re doing is backed by reputable, valid data points can be a real confidence booster.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26045\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x436_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details_StudentsGroupedByInstructionalAreaScores.png\" alt=\"A sample of the Students Grouped by Instructional Area Scores portion of the MAP Growth Class Profile report shows how teachers can see student individual student RIT scores by instructional area.\" width=\"850\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x436_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details_StudentsGroupedByInstructionalAreaScores.png 850w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x436_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details_StudentsGroupedByInstructionalAreaScores-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x436_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details_StudentsGroupedByInstructionalAreaScores-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-engage-with-your-first-map-growth-class-profile-report_850x436_MAPGrowthClassProfileReportSample_Test-Details_StudentsGroupedByInstructionalAreaScores-720x369.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Instructional area details by student. <\/strong>This comprehensive table shows RIT scores for all instructional areas for all students in one view, with sortable columns that make it easy to spot individual strengths and opportunity areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Projected proficiency and the path forward<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, let\u2019s briefly examine the third tab in your Class Profile report. In the Projected Proficiency tab, you\u2019ll see the predicted link between your students\u2019 MAP Growth scores and their performance on state summative assessments and college readiness tests. This is a valuable reality check that lets you know if you and your students are on the right track. The three areas under this tab are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Projected proficiency overview. <\/strong>This section provides at-a-glance insight into your students\u2019 distribution across the respective categories of proficiency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>About spring cut scores. <\/strong>This chart lists the RIT score ranges and proficiency categories for each grade in your class. This part of the report works in tandem with a <a href=\"https:\/\/connection.nwea.org\/s\/article\/What-is-a-linking-study?language=en_US\">linking study<\/a>, which is a study that correlates MAP Growth scores with scores for a state summative or college readiness assessment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Projected proficiency by student. <\/strong>These are individual projections of students\u2019 RIT score trajectories, with sortable columns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Getting started in 7 easy steps<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you have a sense of the MAP Growth Class Profile report\u2019s capabilities and level of detail, it\u2019s helpful to have an easy-to-follow sequence for engaging with the report and making it work for you. Here\u2019s a plan for getting started:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Start with Test Details<\/strong> to explore official scores and metrics, like test duration and rapid guessing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the histogram<\/strong> to get a feel for your class\u2019s academic diversity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Move to the Instructional Areas tab<\/strong> to focus on upcoming unit content.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use the sortable table<\/strong> to identify strengths and areas of opportunity for individual students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Explore the 10-point RIT bands<\/strong> and how they can serve as starting points for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2024\/3-ways-to-use-flexible-grouping-in-real-time-to-support-student-growth\/\">forming flexible small groups<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dive into the student profiles<\/strong> for insights into where students are and what they might need from you\u2014and be prepared to be surprised!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check out the Projected Proficiency tab<\/strong> to see where your class is heading based on current scores.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Experiment\u2014and make it your own<\/h2>\n<p>Because the MAP Growth Class Profile report is meant to inform and enhance the instructional decisions you make every day, familiarity with the report is key to gaining the most value from it. And that means playing around with the sorting features, navigating in the way that makes sense to you, and noticing what the different data visualizations tell you about your students\u2019 achievement and growth.<\/p>\n<p>For more, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2025\/how-to-make-stronger-decisions-with-the-map-growth-class-profile-report\/\">\u201cHow to make stronger decisions with the MAP Growth Class Profile report\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/blog\/2024\/getting-schooled-on-the-map-growth-class-profile-report\/\">\u201cGetting schooled on the MAP Growth Class Profile report.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in the age of big data, but let\u2019s face it\u2014data can be daunting. 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