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District assessment results: K–8 NWEA above national norms; 11th-grade NMSQT mixed
Summary
Winter 2026 NWEA results presented to the board showed K–8 reading and math averages above national norms (reading median at 78th percentile; math 83rd percentile). Fall 2025 NMSQT showed overall 11th-grade scores above national average, with math slightly below.
Presenter Sam Stine summarized recent assessment results and identified strengths and areas for growth across grade bands.
Stine reported that Winter NWEA results showed Reading and Math averages exceeded national grade-level norms at every K–8 grade level and that "89% of students in grades K–8 performed at or above the national average," with median Reading performance at the 78th percentile and Math at the 83rd percentile. For grade 11, Fall 2025 NMSQT total scores were above the national average; Evidence-Based Reading and Writing exceeded norms while Math was slightly below.
The presentation highlighted strengths in Information and Ideas in Reading and Writing and Problem-Solving and Data Analysis in Math, while noting Standard English Conventions and Advanced Math as areas for growth. The board did not record actions tied to the assessment summary; staff indicated these results will inform curriculum and instructional focus moving forward.
