The 2025 MAP Growth Norms are based on national test samples from 2022–23 and 2023–24, and dashboard results are not comparable to reports using 2020 norms¶
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q2 i? The 2025 MAP Growth Norms draw on the national sample of tests taken in 2022–23 and 2023–24, and achievement percentiles, CGPs, and proficiency projections are not comparable between the dashboard and reports reflecting the 2020 norms. → MAP Growth National Dashboard user guide and FAQ 2026
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MAP Growth National Dashboard user guide and FAQ 2026¶
MAP Growth National Dashboard user guide and FAQ. (2026). https://www.nwea.org/map-growth-national-dashboard
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FAQ documentation of the norms' data source. The guide states the 2025 norms use the national sample of tests from 2022–23 and 2023–24, and separately notes that percentiles, CGPs, and proficiency projections are not comparable with reports reflecting the 2020 norms. No effect size is printed.
"The 2025 MAP Growth Norms are based on the national sample of MAP Growth tests taken in 2022–23 and 2023–24."
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- Updated 2025 MAP Growth screening thresholds are set at the 35th percentile with adjustments for the Enhanced Item-Selection Algorithm — related
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- Under the 2025 norms, higher math growth expectations lower conditional growth percentiles for higher-growth students — related
- The 2025 MAP Growth norms were derived from one of the largest norming samples ever created, spanning 116,225,831 test events from 13,804,182 students in 29,720 schools across 7,000 districts over six testing terms — related
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The 2025 MAP Growth Norms are based on national test samples from 2022–23 and 2023–24, and dashboard results are not comparable to reports using 2020 norms |
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The 2025 MAP Growth Norms are based on national test samples from 2022–23 and 2023–24, and dashboard results are not comparable to reports using 2020 norms |
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