Anonymous
Post 12/11/2025 08:56     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
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Anonymous wrote:Our private just sent out their raw mean scores and the mean of all independent schools and 250 is higher than both numbers for grade 8


Same. I think 250 would be roughly 95th percentile.

This is OP. Thank you for the data points. We submitted applications, but some schools, notably Sidwell, do not even ask for test scores, which was surprising to us.


If you email Sidwell admissions, the automatic response often includes a link to submit test scores and other materials. The schools reserve the right not to consider things that they didn’t ask for. But, I believe that they do consider high scores and supplemental materials that stand out (e.g., 98 and 99th percentile MAP scores, unique awards, or precocious academic work).
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 13:55     Subject: Re:Median MAP Scores?
Don't school applications allow for test scores even if not required? We included it as supplementary material for middle grades along with academic info outside of school. If you have a kid scoring 95%ile or higher, that could help with admissions and placement. I don't know about 9th grade.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 13:42     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
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Anonymous wrote:Our private just sent out their raw mean scores and the mean of all independent schools and 250 is higher than both numbers for grade 8


Same. I think 250 would be roughly 95th percentile.

This is OP. Thank you for the data points. We submitted applications, but some schools, notably Sidwell, do not even ask for test scores, which was surprising to us.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2025 09:13     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
Anonymous wrote:Our private just sent out their raw mean scores and the mean of all independent schools and 250 is higher than both numbers for grade 8


Same. I think 250 would be roughly 95th percentile.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 17:49     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
Our private just sent out their raw mean scores and the mean of all independent schools and 250 is higher than both numbers for grade 8
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2025 17:34     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
Anonymous wrote:Public districts are enormous and that sample size makes them much for inclined to share district level data. No independent school will share that.
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My kids are in public school and we get the median scores and percentiles for our school district, as well as for the test nationally.


Our independent school shares: 1) the median by grade at our school; 2) the median by grade for independent schools; and 3) the median by grade nationwide .
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2025 12:19     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
Anonymous wrote:Most independent schools don't do the MAP or ask for them in admissions


Some do. GDS for example.
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2025 12:07     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
Most independent schools don't do the MAP or ask for them in admissions
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 22:01     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
Anonymous wrote:Public districts are enormous and that sample size makes them much for inclined to share district level data. No independent school will share that.
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My kids are in public school and we get the median scores and percentiles for our school district, as well as for the test nationally.


Yes, and no public school shares samples for a single public school, only for a much larger district. My kid's private school shares an aggregate that includes other privates in the region.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 20:26     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
Public districts are enormous and that sample size makes them much for inclined to share district level data. No independent school will share that.
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My kids are in public school and we get the median scores and percentiles for our school district, as well as for the test nationally.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2025 17:54     Subject: Median MAP Scores?
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Anonymous wrote:My 2 kids:

Math, reading, language arts

99, 98, 99

93, 99, 98


Not the question asked but nice humble brag


I don’t think it is a humble brag. Just 2 data points and based on what I know about the students, lots of kids have scores in this range. I think most are 90+ percentile. I would be shocked if the median was lower than 90 percentile
Lol. That's not how percentiles work.


The percentiles are for all kids who took it. For an independent school, the median absolutely could be in the 90+ percentile

For a strong public school, the same could be true.


I’ve had my kids in both private and public schools and have never seen MAP tests reported against a single school. When we were at private, scores were reported against a consortia of schools in the region, and public schools report against other county schools or the region if the county is small.

This was done with ERB scores, but I haven't seen it done with MAP scores.

My kids are in public school and we get the median scores and percentiles for our school district, as well as for the test nationally.