NWEA MAP Scores by Grade Level: Chart for Fall, Winter, Spring (2024)

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NWEA MAP Scores by Grade Level: Chart for Fall, Winter and Spring.

Check your child’s NWEA MAP Testing scores and percentile, and see how they compare to US norms. The scores chart is based on the 2020 normative scores. These are still used for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school-years.

For a more detailed description of test scores and what they mean, please see our NWEA Map Test Scores page.

The scores charts below include the following:

  • Kindergarten – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 1st Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 2nd Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 3rd Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 4th Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 5th Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 6th Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 7th Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 8th Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 9th Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 10th Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 11th Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.
  • 12th Grade – NWEA MAP Test Scores – Math + Reading + Language – Fall, Winter, Spring.

Why the Time Frame Matters for NWEA MAP Test Scores.

As the year progresses, students are expected to improve their mathematics and reading levels, and likely their scores will improve. It is important to measure the progress, so the NWEA MAP Test program consists of three tests, one for FALL. one for WINTER and a test for SPRING. To compare your child’s scores to the normative scores, you should know which of the three tests, your child has just completed. Then, look at the charts below.

How to Read NWEA MAP Scores.

MAP scores aren’t like traditional grades (A, B, C). They need to be looked at differently depending on the student’s grade, when they took the test, and the subject. Here’s how you can understand the MAP scores on this page:

  1. Find the Grade Level: Start by selecting the grade level for the MAP test taken.
  2. Choose the Timeframe: Look at the chart for the time of year the test was taken (fall, winter, or spring). This matters because scores can change as the school year goes on.
  3. Check the Subject: Make sure you’re looking at the right subject (math, reading, or language usage).

Kindergarten NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9111-123108-120N/A
10 – 19124-129121-126N/A
20 – 29129-133126-130N/A
30 – 39133-136130-133N/A
40 – 49136-139134-136N/A
50 – 59140-142137-139N/A
60 – 69143-146140-143N/A
70 – 79146-150143-147N/A
80 – 89150-155147-152N/A
90 – 99156-169152-165N/A

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9122-134119-130N/A
10 – 19135-140131-136N/A
20 – 29140-144136-140N/A
30 – 39144-147140-143N/A
40 – 49147-150143-146N/A
50 – 59150-153146-149N/A
60 – 69153-156149-152N/A
70 – 79156-160152-156N/A
80 – 89160-165156-161N/A
90 – 99165-178161-174N/A

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9129-141125-137N/A
10 – 19142-147138-143N/A
20 – 29147-150143-146N/A
30 – 39151-154147-150N/A
40 – 49154-157150-153N/A
50 – 59157-160153-156N/A
60 – 69160-163156-159N/A
70 – 79163-167159-163N/A
80 – 89167-172163-168N/A
90 – 99173-185169-181N/A

1st Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9131-143126-139N/A
10 – 19144-149140-145N/A
20 – 29150-153145-149N/A
30 – 39154-157149-152N/A
40 – 49157-160153-156N/A
50 – 59160-163156-159N/A
60 – 69163-166159-162N/A
70 – 79167-170163-166N/A
80 – 89171-175167-171N/A
90 – 99176-189172-185N/A

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9141-153135-148N/A
10 – 19154-159149-154N/A
20 – 29160-163155-159N/A
30 – 39164-167159-162N/A
40 – 49167-170159-162N/A
50 – 59170-173159-162N/A
60 – 69173-176169-172N/A
70 – 79177-180173-176N

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9146-159138-152N/A
10 – 19160-165153-159N/A
20 – 29165-169159-164N/A
30 – 39169-173164-167N/A
40 – 49173-176168-171N/A
50 – 59176-179171-175N/A
60 – 69180-183175-178N/A
70 – 79183-187179-183N/A
80 – 89187-193183-189N/A
90 – 99193-207190-204N/A

2nd Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9145-158137-152137-152
10 – 19158-164153-159153-160
20 – 29164-168160-164160-165
30 – 39168-171164-168166-169
40 – 49172-175168-172170-174
50 – 59175-178172-176174-178
60 – 69178-181176-180178-182
70 – 79182-186180-185182-187
80 – 89186-191185-191188-194
90 – 99192-205192-208195-211

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9154-167146-161148-163
10 – 19167-173162-168164-170
20 – 29173-177169-173171-175
30 – 39177-180173-177176-180
40 – 49181-184173-177180-183
50 – 59184-187181-185184-187
60 – 69187-191185-189188-191
70 – 79191-195189-193192-196
80 – 89195-200194-200197-203
90 – 99201-214200-216204-220

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9158-171150-165151-167
10 – 19172-178166-172168-174
20 – 29178-182173-177175-180
30 – 39182-186177-181180-184
40 – 49186-189182-185184-188
50 – 59189-192186-189188-192
60 – 69193-196189-193192-196
70 – 79196-200194-198197-201
80 – 89201-206199-205202-208
90 – 99207-221205-222209-225

3rd Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMath ScoresReading ScoresLanguage Scores
1 – 9157-170148-164152-167
10 – 19171-177165-172168-174
20 – 29177-181173-177175-179
30 – 39181-185178-182180-183
40 – 49185-188182-186184-187
50 – 59188-192187-190188-191
60 – 69192-195191-195192-195
70 – 79196-199195-200196-200
80 – 89200-205201-207201-207
90 – 99206-220208-225207-223

Winter

PercentileMath ScoresReading ScoresLanguage Scores
1 – 9165-178156-172161-176
10 – 19179-184173-180176-182
20 – 29185-189180-185183-187
30 – 39189-192185-189187-191
40 – 49193-196190-193191-195
50 – 59196-199194-198195-198
60 – 69200-203198-202199-202
70 – 79203-207202-207203-207
80 – 89208-213207-214207-213
90 – 99214-228215-231214-229

Spring

PercentileMath ScoresReading ScoresLanguage Scores
1 – 9168-182159-175164-179
10 – 19183-189176-183180-185
20 – 29189-193183-188186-190
30 – 39194-197189-193191-194
40 – 49198-201193-197195-198
50 – 59201-204197-201198-202
60 – 69205-208201-205202-206
70 – 79208-212206-210206-210
80 – 89213-218211-217211-216
90 – 99219-234218-235217-232

4th Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9166-180158-174162-177
10 – 19181-187175-182178-184
20 – 29187-192183-187185-189
30 – 39192-196188-192189-193
40 – 49196-199192-196194-197
50 – 59200-203197-200197-201
60 – 69203-207201-205201-205
70 – 79207-211205-210205-210
80 – 89212-217211-217210-216
90 – 99218-233218-236217-232

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9171-186165-181169-184
10 – 19187-193182-188184-190
20 – 29194-198189-194191-195
30 – 39198-202194-198195-199
40 – 49202-206198-202199-203
50 – 59206-209202-206203-206
60 – 69210-213207-211207-210
70 – 79214-218211-216210-215
80 – 89219-224216-222215-221
90 – 99225-241223-240221-236

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9174-190167-183172-186
10 – 19191-197184-191187-192
20 – 29197-202191-196193-197
30 – 39202-206196-200197-201
40 – 49207-210201-204201-205
50 – 59211-214205-209205-208
60 – 69214-218209-213209-212
70 – 79219-223213-218213-217
80 – 89224-230219-225217-223
90 – 99230-247226-243223-238

5th Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9174-189166-183170-185
10 – 19190-196183-190186-191
20 – 29196-201191-195192-196
30 – 39201-205196-200197-200
40 – 49205-209200-204200-204
50 – 59209-213204-208204-207
60 – 69213-217209-213208-211
70 – 79217-221213-218212-216
80 – 89222-228218-225216-222
90 – 99229-244225-243223-238

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9178-193172-188176-190
10 – 19194-201189-195191-196
20 – 29201-206196-200197-201
30 – 39206-210201-205201-205
40 – 49211-214205-209205-208
50 – 59215-218209-213208-212
60 – 69219-223213-217212-215
70 – 79223-228217-222216-220
80 – 89228-234222-229220-226
90 – 99235-252229-246226-241

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9180-196174-190178-192
10 – 19197-204191-197192-198
20 – 29205-210198-202198-202
30 – 39210-214203-207203-206
40 – 49215-218207-211207-210
50 – 59219-223211-215210-213
60 – 69223-227215-219214-217
70 – 79228-232219-224217-221
80 – 89233-239224-231222-227
90 – 99240-258231-248228-243

6th Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9177-193172-188176-190
10 – 19194-201189-196191-197
20 – 29201-206196-201197-201
30 – 39206-210202-206202-205
40 – 49211-214206-210206-209
50 – 59215-218210-214209-213
60 – 69219-223214-218213-217
70 – 79223-228219-223217-221
80 – 89228-235224-230222-227
90 – 99235-252231-248228-243

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9181-197177-192180-194
10 – 19198-205193-200195-201
20 – 29205-210200-205201-205
30 – 39211-215205-209206-209
40 – 49215-219210-213209-212
50 – 59220-223214-217213-216
60 – 69224-228218-222216-220
70 – 79228-233222-227220-224
80 – 89234-240227-233225-230
90 – 99241-258234-251231-245

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9182-199178-194182-195
10 – 19200-208195-201196-202
20 – 29208-213202-206202-206
30 – 39214-218207-211202-206
40 – 49218-222211-215211-214
50 – 59223-227215-219214-217
60 – 69227-232219-223218-221
70 – 79232-237224-228221-225
80 – 89238-244229-235226-231
90 – 99245-264236-253232-247

7th Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9180-197176-192178-193
10 – 19198-205193-200194-200
20 – 29206-211200-205200-205
30 – 39211-215206-210205-209
40 – 49216-220210-214209-212
50 – 59220-224214-218213-216
60 – 69225-229218-222216-220
70 – 79229-234223-228220-225
80 – 89235-242228-234225-231
90 – 99243-261235-253232-247

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9182-200179-195182-196
10 – 19201-208196-203197-203
20 – 29209-214203-208203-207
30 – 39215-219209-213208-211
40 – 49219-224213-217212-215
50 – 59224-228217-221215-219
60 – 69229-233221-225219-222
70 – 79233-239226-230223-227
80 – 89239-246231-237227-233
90 – 99247-266238-255234-249

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9183-202180-196183-197
10 – 19203-210197-204198-204
20 – 29211-216205-209204-208
30 – 39217-222210-214209-212
40 – 49222-226214-218213-216
50 – 59227-231218-222216-220
60 – 69231-236223-226220-224
70 – 79236-242227-232224-228
80 – 89242-250232-238229-234
90 – 99251-270239-256235-250

8th Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9181-200178-195181-196
10 – 19201-208196-203197-203
20 – 29209-214204-209204-208
30 – 39215-220209-213209-212
40 – 49220-224214-218213-216
50 – 59225-229218-222217-220
60 – 69230-234222-226221-224
70 – 79235-240227-232225-229
80 – 89241-248232-239230-236
90 – 99249-269240-258237-253

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9183-202182-198184-198
10 – 19203-211199-206199-205
20 – 29212-217206-211206-210
30 – 39218-223212-216210-214
40 – 49223-228216-220214-217
50 – 59228-233221-224218-221
60 – 69233-238225-229221-225
70 – 79238-244229-234225-229
80 – 89244-252235-241230-235
90 – 99253-273242-259236-251

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9184-204182-199185-199
10 – 19205-213200-207200-206
20 – 29214-219207-212206-211
30 – 39220-225213-217211-215
40 – 49225-230217-221215-218
50 – 59230-235222-225219-222
60 – 69235-240226-230222-226
70 – 79241-246231-235226-230
80 – 89247-255236-242231-237
90 – 99256-277243-261237-253

9th Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9180-200175-193181-196
10 – 19201-209195-202197-203
20 – 29210-215203-208204-208
30 – 39216-221209-214209-212
40 – 49221-226214-218213-216
50 – 59226-231219-223217-220
60 – 69231-236224-228221-224
70 – 79237-242229-234225-229
80 – 89243-251235-242230-236
90 – 99252-273243-263237-253

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9182-202177-195183-198
10 – 19203-211197-204199-205
20 – 29212-218205-210205-210
30 – 39218-223211-215210-214
40 – 49224-228216-220214-218
50 – 59229-233221-225218-222
60 – 69234-239225-230222-226
70 – 79239-245230-236226-231
80 – 89246-253236-243231-237
90 – 99254-275245-264238-254

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9182-202177-196183-198
10 – 19204-212197-205199-205
20 – 29213-219205-211206-210
30 – 39219-224211-216211-215
40 – 49225-230217-221215-219
50 – 59230-235221-226219-223
60 – 69235-240226-231223-227
70 – 79241-247231-237227-232
80 – 89247-255237-245232-238
90 – 99256-278246-266239-255

10th Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9182-202180-197184-199
10 – 19203-211199-206199-206
20 – 29212-218206-212206-210
30 – 39218-223212-216211-215
40 – 49224-229217-221215-218
50 – 59229-234221-226219-222
60 – 69234-239226-230223-226
70 – 79240-245231-236227-231
80 – 89246-254237-243232-237
90 – 99255-276244-263238-254

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9183-204181-199185-200
10 – 19205-213200-207201-207
20 – 29214-220208-213207-212
30 – 39220-225214-218212-216
40 – 49226-231218-222216-220
50 – 59231-236223-227220-224
60 – 69236-241227-232224-228
70 – 79242-248232-237228-232
80 – 89249-256238-245233-239
90 – 99258-279246-264240-255

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9183-204181-199185-200
10 – 19205-214200-208201-207
20 – 29215-221208-213208-212
30 – 39221-226214-218213-217
40 – 49227-232219-223217-220
50 – 59232-237224-228221-224
60 – 69238-243228-233225-229
70 – 79244-250233-238229-233
80 – 89250-258239-246234-240
90 – 99260-282247-266241-257

11th Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9184-204182-200186-201
10 – 19205-214201-208202-208
20 – 29214-220209-214208-212
30 – 39221-226214-219213-216
40 – 49227-231219-223217-220
50 – 59232-236224-228221-224
60 – 69237-242228-232224-228
70 – 79243-248233-238228-233
80 – 89249-257238-245233-239
90 – 99258-280246-265240-255

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9185-205183-201187-202
10 – 19207-215202-209203-209
20 – 29216-222210-215209-214
30 – 39223-228215-220214-218
40 – 49228-233220-224218-221
50 – 59233-238225-229222-225
60 – 69239-244229-233226-229
70 – 79244-250234-239230-234
80 – 89251-259240-246234-240
90 – 99260-282247-266241-257

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9184-205182-200186-202
10 – 19207-215201-208202-209
20 – 29216-222209-214209-214
30 – 39223-228215-220214-218
40 – 49229-234220-224218-222
50 – 59234-239225-229222-226
60 – 69240-245229-234226-230
70 – 79246-252234-240230-235
80 – 89252-261240-247235-241
90 – 99262-285248-268242-258

12th Grade NWEA MAP Test Scores.

Fall

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9183-204179-198N/A
10 – 19205-214199-207N/A
20 – 29215-221208-213N/A
30 – 39222-227214-218N/A
40 – 49228-232219-223N/A
50 – 59233-238224-228N/A
60 – 69238-244229-233N/A
70 – 79244-250234-239N/A
80 – 89251-260240-247N/A
90 – 99261-283249-269N/A

Winter

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9180-202175-195N/A
10 – 19204-213197-205N/A
20 – 29214-221206-212N/A
30 – 39221-227213-218N/A
40 – 49227-233218-223N/A
50 – 59233-239224-229N/A
60 – 69239-245229-234N/A
70 – 79245-252235-241N/A
80 – 89253-262242-250N/A
90 – 99263-287251-273N/A

Spring

PercentileMathReadingLanguage
1 – 9177-201171-193N/A
10 – 19203-213195-204N/A
20 – 29213-221205-212N/A
30 – 39221-227212-218N/A
40 – 49228-234218-224N/A
50 – 59234-240224-230N/A
60 – 69240-246230-236N/A
70 – 79247-254236-243N/A
80 – 89255-264244-253N/A
90 – 99266-291254-278N/A

What Do MAP Score Percentiles Mean?

Percentiles help compare your child’s performance to other students.

  • A score in the 50th percentile is average. This means the student scored in the middle of all students in their grade for that time of year.
  • A score in the 95th percentile is much higher, meaning the student did better than 95% of other kids in their grade at that time.

Understanding these scores can help you see how your child is doing and where they might need some extra help or be excelling.

Understanding NWEA MAP Scores for Students.

The NWEA MAP test is an adaptive exam taken by students in grades K-12. It covers subjects like math, reading, language usage, and science. Teachers use this test a lot because it helps them see how well students are doing in these subjects compared to their grade level.

MAP scores are super helpful for teachers. They can see if a student is ahead, on track, or behind in certain areas. With this info, teachers can adjust their lessons to help students with specific topics they might be struggling with.

In this guide, we’ll break down what your child’s NWEA MAP scores mean based on their grade and the time of year they took the test (fall, winter, or spring).

NWEA Map Scores and Growth.

NWEA arranges for three tests over the length of a school-year, and therefore it is possible to measure the growth in scores from the FALL period to the WINTER period, WINTER period to SPRING period, and from the FALL period to the SPRING period.

The chart below shows the nominal, mean jump in student scores from one period to the next. Students are expected to improve their score throughout the year, and here you can see, if your child has improved more than the mean average:

NWEA MAP Scores by Grade Level: Chart for Fall, Winter, Spring (1)
NWEA MAP Scores by Grade Level: Chart for Fall, Winter, Spring (2024)

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