Gina Ortiz, the district’s senior executive director of accountability and continuous improvement, said more than 50% of students met or exceeded growth goals during the 2024-25 school year during the June 5 board meeting.
Superintendent Tabitha Branum said that just because a student didn’t meet their goals that it doesn’t mean they didn’t experience academic growth.
Some context
MAP measures a student's growth in reading and math from one grade to the next, Ortiz said, using a scale that ranges from zero to 250, and covers students from kindergarten through eighth grade. It is tracked through assessments taken at the beginning, middle and end of the school year, which is also used to set student goals for academic growth.
“MAP is a communication tool to our teachers, our administrators, our parents and our students,” Branum said. “Allowing them to know where did their students begin and where did they end...and continue that trajectory.”
The breakdown
Students showed growth in English and math across all grades, Ortiz said. Additionally, bilingual students who took the assessments in Spanish also showed growth across all grades.
In reading and math, RISD students scored higher than national norms at most grade levels, Ortiz said. The results also indicate that RISD students are protected to continue showing growth during the 2025-26 school year.
