Spring 2026 MAP Testing: Celebrating Outstanding Growth & Achievement!

Dear Parents,

Our Spring 2026 Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) testing is officially complete, and we are thrilled to share the results with you.  

To fully understand a student's academic journey, we have to look at two different, but equally important, lenses: Achievement Data and Growth Data.

Think of it like tracking an athlete: achievement tells you their current speed, while growth tells you how much faster they’ve gotten since last season. Together, they give us the complete picture of a student's progress.

• The Analogy: Measuring how many centimeters a child grew over the course of a year.

• Why it matters: It indicates the effectiveness of teaching and student effort. It recognizes hard work and progress, ensuring that even if a student isn't performing at "grade level" yet, their individual gains may still be celebrated.

Making Learning Visible 

Below, I am sharing some graphs to help visualize these results.  The achievement results are measured in RIT points, and the grade level mean is taken from the most In addition to ICS results, you will also find results from the NWEA (USA) norms, China averages (which include Hong Kong), and the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) averages.

The first set of bar graphs displays our average RIT scores per grade. As you look at the Math and Reading data for Grades 2–4, you will notice a beautifully consistent, upward slope year after year.

Our students are performing exceptionally well compared to their peers both regionally and globally. This high level of achievement is a testament to the strong foundation built from the start by our wonderful P1 and Grade 1 teachers, as well as the hard work of our Grade 3-5 teachers and students.

High Growth: Overcoming the "High-Achiever" Challenge

While high achievement is wonderful, it actually makes demonstrating "high growth" much more difficult—the higher a student's starting point, the harder it is to stretch those scores even further. That is why this year's growth data is something to be profoundly proud of:

• Reading: Our students successfully matched the rigorous standard growth norms, maintaining excellent growth even with their high achievement.

• Math: The year-over-year growth this year is remarkable, meeting or outpacing expectations.

A True Community Success

An accomplishment like this doesn't happen by accident. These commendable results are the direct result of a year-long focus on high-quality instruction, personalized attention to individual students' learning needs, and our students' dedication.