Richardson ISD reports midyear MAP results: staff cite districtwide growth, highlight three high-performing campuses

Richardson ISD staff presented midyear results from the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments, reporting districtwide student growth and identifying three campuses that exceeded growth targets in mathematics.

Presenters explained MAP is a stable, grade'independent scale used to measure individual student growth from fall to winter. Staff said the district compared winter 2024 to winter 2025 results for students with prior-year MAP scores to measure growth.

The presenters reported that 52% of students met growth goals in reading and 51% met growth goals in mathematics. They said growth rates vary by grade (with larger typical gains at lower grades) and by subgroup but that several campuses showed notably strong midyear progress. For grades such as seventh and eighth, staff cautioned growth margins are smaller (example cited: eighth-grade group averaged a 4-point gain year'over'year in one small cohort).

Campus directors who joined the presentation described local strategies: targeted parent outreach, small-group tutoring, monthly data meetings, student goal-setting and use of interventionists. One director said MAP portfolios allow families and students to see progress, and teachers use MAP data for monthly instructional planning.

Staff noted sample-size and mobility limits: the midyear growth calculation includes students with both winter 2024 and winter 2025 scores; presenters cited a sample of about 1,900 students for the comparative analysis. Trustees praised the campus teams and asked follow-up questions about how school leaders involve families and tutors in interventions.

The board did not take formal action on the academic update; staff said campus-level leaders will continue to monitor data and use it to target instruction for the remainder of the school year.