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WSSD reports strong fall MAP scores, highlights subgroup gaps and plans for targeted supports
Summary
Wallingford‑Swarthmore SD presented fall 2025 NWEA MAP results showing district averages above national norms (first graders ~74th percentile) while identifying persistent achievement gaps for some student groups; district plans winter testing, MAP trainer workshops and targeted tiered supports.
The Educational Affairs Committee of the Wallingford‑Swarthmore School District heard a presentation Dec. 9 on fall 2025 NWEA MAP assessment results showing high overall achievement alongside persistent subgroup gaps.
Dr. Pratt, the district presenter, told the committee that district averages for early grades place WSSD students well above national norms: "Our first graders scored higher than 74% of first grade students nationwide, and our second grade students scored higher than 70% of students nationwide on average," she said. She also cautioned that some subgroup scores cluster near the national median and that the district must act to disrupt those gaps.
The presentation explained that MAP scores are reported as percentiles — how a student performed…
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