Missouri Assessment Program (MAP)

The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) was an annual set of mandatory standardized tests taken by students in the U.S. state of Missouri. In late March or early April, students in elementary, middle and high schools took the tests in math, science and language arts. The language arts tests were taken in first, seventh and eleventh grades, while the math tests were taken in the fourth, eighth, and tenth grades. Science was taken in at least in the eighth and fifth grade. Starting in the 2008-2009 School Year the "M.A.P." Tests have been replaced by "End of Course Exams" which now count as a grade both in the classroom and the state, whereas the "M.A.P." test only counted as a state score.