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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you expect MAP scores to increase over time consistently? If a student stays at the same level for multiple years, or even drops, would you be worried?

This is for a middle schooler who is consistently in the 90-something percentile. The latest testing was something like 92nd percentile for one and 95th for the other, but the actual MAP score numbers went down from last year, when I think they were closer to 99th percentile for both. The projection shows an expected jump, but that seems the opposite of past trends.

I feel like an idiot asking the school, which will probably say look at the percentile, he's doing great. But is the score drop revealing that the school is not adding much value?[/quote]Yes, your son didn't learn as much last year as kids in the 99th percentile. This means his school isn't adding much (academic) value. However, regression to the mean is perfectly normal, especially when at extremes of the spectrum. I wouldn't worry too much, but if it's eating you up, there's always RSM/AoPS/Curie/math competitions/ALEKS[/quote]

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