Grades 3-11 will take the Fall MAP reading test this week and next. MAP reading is an on-line assessment that is given three times a year. Teachers, parents and students can look at the results to see a students growth during the year.
Grades 7-12 took the test last year. This year it is being given to grades 3-6 in place of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). The ITBS was given only once a year and the results were not available until the end of the school year. MAP results provide better information on reading and math achievement than ITBS.
The results are back for grades 3,4,9,10 and 11. Grade 3 results are impressive- 75% of the class scored above the state average. In grade 10- 7 of 18 students improved their score from last year. That means ice cream for those seven. In grade 11- 6 of 13 improved their score.
