Tracking Every Student's Growth
Understanding your child’s NWEA (MAP) scores.
What is NWEA?
NWEA is a set of adaptive assessments given to all K-8 students at St. Paul Lutheran School in the fall, winter, and spring of each year. Students typically take the NWEA in Reading, Math, Language Use, and Science.
Why do we give it?
The assessments give teachers, students, and parents specific data on achievement and progress. Teachers use it to personalize instruction and help every student grow.
What is a RIT score?
A RIT score measures your student’s performance. Each time a student completes an NWEA assessment, they receive a RIT score.
What is a RIT percentile?
It shows where your student falls compared to students nationally. A student in the 70th percentile in Math is scoring better than 70 out of 100 students.
What do parents need to know?
We use NWEA data to personalize instruction for your child. Please encourage your student to do their best and talk with them about how they did. Feel free to ask your child’s teachers about NWEA scores and where your child’s strengths and areas for growth are. When we partner together, students have the most success.
Want to learn more? Visit the NWEA Family Toolkit.
Questions about your child's scores?
Call the school office and ask to speak with Mrs. Paula Peatrowsky.