Good news for the MAP

Education Next compares the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to the various state-wide tests. The states were ranked according to how predictive the state-wide tests were of results on the NAEP. Both 4th grade and 8th grade skills were considered. Missouri was ranked third out of forty (ten states have no such tests). The tests in South Carolina, Maine, Missouri, Wyoming, and Massachusetts were recorded as being highly predictive of the national test results.