Aspirational Growth defaults to 60th-percentile growth (met by about 40% of similar students) and is selectable from the 55th to 95th percentile in 5-percentile increments¶

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q2 i? The tool's default Aspirational Growth target is 60th percentile growth, which approximately 40% of similar students meet or exceed; other levels from the 55th to 95th percentile can be selected in 5-percentile increments. → MAP Growth Goal Explorer user guide and FAQ 2026

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MAP Growth Goal Explorer user guide and FAQ 2026¶

MAP Growth Goal Explorer user guide and FAQ. (2026). HMH Education Company. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/map-growth-goal-explorer-users-guide/

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Definitional/descriptive statement from the guide's growth goal options section. It specifies the default aspirational target: "the tool displays the 60th percentile growth, which means approximately 40% of similar students meet or exceed this level of growth."

"By default, the tool displays the 60th percentile growth, which means approximately 40% of similar students meet or exceed this level of growth. Other levels of aspirational growth (55th percentile to 95th percentile in 5 percentile increments) can be selected using the dropdown menu."

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• The published norms allow normative interpretation of both status and fall-to-spring growth, e.g., an Algebra 1 student at the 55th fall percentile has an expected gain of 8 RIT with growth SD of 9, and an 11-RIT gain places the student at the 62nd growth percentile. — related
• Average growth maintains rather than improves a student's achievement percentile; growth must exceed average for a student to gain ground — related
• Fall-to-spring growth rates in high school grades, particularly in reading, are often close to zero and can be negative — related