Anonymous
Post 10/28/2013 12:23     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
Anonymous wrote:I have a child who scored 228 on the MAP-M and 261 on the Map-R this Fall. Our school doesn't seem to be particularly wowed, so I'm assuming these scores aren't that meaningful.


261 is extraordinarly high.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2013 12:22     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
Anonymous wrote:End of 3rd grade. I think 4th grade was 220 (yes, went down) and 236 for Fall but haven't seen from teacher yet. Our school only takes 2-3 and at least 4 others applying were better students. I would have been very surprised if DC would have been accepted over peers. Just being realistic. But that isn't why we didn't apply. DC would have gotten home too late for his travel sports practices and also he can sometimes struggle with behavior. In general, he just didn't want to go to HGC anyway.


Are you at a very small school? 7 kids from our school were accepted last year.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2013 11:44     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
I have a child who scored 228 on the MAP-M and 261 on the Map-R this Fall. Our school doesn't seem to be particularly wowed, so I'm assuming these scores aren't that meaningful.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2013 11:29     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
Good Luck, sounds like you have a very smart kid!!
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2013 11:21     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
This is OP, we are going to apply to HGC but I was trying to get a feel for around here if these scores are really that high or not. I know nationwide they are in 99th percentile but I know we have a lot of smart kids around here.

Thanks for the helpful comments, snarky ones I could do without but sadly I expected them.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2013 10:52     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
End of 3rd grade. I think 4th grade was 220 (yes, went down) and 236 for Fall but haven't seen from teacher yet. Our school only takes 2-3 and at least 4 others applying were better students. I would have been very surprised if DC would have been accepted over peers. Just being realistic. But that isn't why we didn't apply. DC would have gotten home too late for his travel sports practices and also he can sometimes struggle with behavior. In general, he just didn't want to go to HGC anyway.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2013 10:40     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
Anonymous wrote:My son scored 223 in 3rd grade on MAP-R and 231 on MAP-M. He didn't apply to HGC but probably would not have gotten in if he did.


Why do you think that he wouldn't have gotten in?

Also, was your son 223 at the end of 3rd grade? The OP's child's scores are very high for the beginning of 3rd grade.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2013 10:37     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
My son scored 223 in 3rd grade on MAP-R and 231 on MAP-M. He didn't apply to HGC but probably would not have gotten in if he did.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2013 09:27     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
My child was in the 230s as a third grader (at end of year, lower at beginning of year) and is at an HGC. Also, other children in 3rd grade class were accepted to HGC with lower MAP scores than my child received.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2013 23:20     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
By way of reference, my DD scored a 253 as a 3rd grader last year and, yes, is at the HGC. Not sure if high 220's is all that high in MoCo.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2013 15:49     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
You can look the data up here.

http://www.nwea.org/node/11901
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2013 13:24     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
He is likely to get into the HGC. You should apply.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2013 13:03     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
Not OP here, but 99% of which third graders? Is this test given statewide? nationwide?
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2013 12:47     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
If it's the 99th percentile, then that means that 99% of third graders score lower than the kid with these scores. That's how unusual it is.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2013 11:55     Subject: Speaking of MAP scores
How unusual is it for a third grader to score in the high 220s on both MAP-M and MAP-R? Both are 99%. We know this kid is bright, just trying to figure out if this is unusual or not. I should mention that he has never been to tutoring or had any advanced teaching in math (thanks 2.0) so I find getting so I find the math test impressive personally. Hope this does come off as bragging but I just really looking for information TIA.