Provo City School District students performed above national averages in reading, math, and science according to fall 2026 NWEA MAP assessment results published October 30. The district's results exceeded national averages in all 23 subject-and-grade-level comparisons reported for students in grades 3 through 10.
Districtwide achievement data shows that more than half of Provo students scored above the 60th national percentile in reading, math, and science. Specifically, 51% of students scored above the 60th percentile nationally in reading and math, while 54% achieved this in science.
Compared to the national benchmark of 40%, Provo's results were 11 percentage points higher in both reading and math, and 14 percentage points higher in science.
Individual school results highlighted specific academic successes. At Wasatch Elementary School, between 40% and 42% of students scored in the top 20% nationally in reading, math, and science. This achievement level was approximately twice the national reference of 20% across all three subjects.
At Amelia Earhart Elementary School, 69% of sixth-grade students met or exceeded their projected science growth goals between fall 2025 and fall 2026. This result was 19 percentage points above the national average reported in the district's NWEA MAP Growth data.
NWEA MAP assessments provide information regarding student achievement and academic growth. Achievement percentiles compare performance with national norms, while growth measures examine student progress between assessment periods to determine if students met or exceeded individual projected growth goals.
