The NWEA Spring 2025 MAP Growth assessment found that reading achievement for U.S. students in grades 3â8 remained below same-grade performance levels from 2019 and was at or below pandemic-era lows, with this stagnation occurring across race/ethnicity and school poverty levels.
October 14, 2025
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National K-12 assessment findings from NWEA's Spring 2025 MAP Growth testing.
As of 2025, NWEA's public performance dashboard for MAP Growth assessment results is updated three times per year, compared with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (the Nation's Report Card), which is released every two years.
October 14, 2025
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Frequency of public reporting for two major U.S. student assessment data sources.