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Testing for the Boston Exam Schools
We are starting to get more requests for MAP Growth testing this Spring, so I wanted to provide some information:
How to Apply to Boston Exam Schools
"Students have two opportunities to take the MAP Growth test to apply to the BPS exam schools - Spring and Fall. If the student takes the test twice, BPS will use the higher achievement percentile score in each subject area (Reading & Math) for the application. The student must complete both sections of the test in order to receive a score.
Students currently enrolled in grades 5 and 7 at a BPS school will take the admissions test at their current school between May 27 and June 6. The next weekend test date of 2025 is Saturday, May 31st, 2025. The deadline to register is midnight on Sunday, May 4th - late registrations will NOT be accepted."
NWEA’s Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Growth Test measures student achievement in math, reading and language usage. Items on the MAP Growth Test are strongly aligned to the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework grade-level standards, and test students on material they have learned in school.
MAP Growth is a computer adaptive test, which means that it adapts the level of difficulty based on the responses provided by the student. The test will start at the child’s current grade level and adjust the difficulty based on their performance. The assessment also includes several built-in accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners.
Our tutors have outstanding credentials in preparing students for standardized tests, including the ISEE, SSAT, MAP, HSPT, ACT, and MCAS. Our MAP Growth Test tutors tailor their instruction to address each student’s individual strengths and weaknesses. Tutors develop a customized plan to prepare students for the content of the exam, including up-to-date strategies to excel on all sections of the test. Throughout instruction, official MAP Growth practice tests are administered and materials are provided to support student skills in:
- Number sense and operations
- Algebra
- Spatial sense
- Data analysis
- Author’s purpose and tone
- Text structure
- Analyzing literature
- Creative writing techniques
- Developing and supporting arguments
If your child can use any support in study skills, organization, time-management, test preparation, or executive functioning support, tutors are available to help in all academic subjects.
Call us today to learn more about how we can support your child!
781-248-4558
We will continue to be available in home, in libraries, and online. All of our tutoring is customized, and we also have tutors with Special Education backgrounds and certifications; all of our tutors are experienced in implementing IEP/504 modifications.
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