Brookfield Students Outperform National Averages
At Brookfield, we believe in setting the bar high—and our students consistently rise to meet and exceed it. Each year, our MAP Growth and STAR Assessments show that Brookfield learners are not just keeping pace with their peers nationwide—they’re leading the way. Below you can find our 2024-2025 End-of-Year Assessment Results for students in Pre-1st (Kindergarten through 8th Grade).
Academic Growth in Every Grade
Reading Scores: Pre-1st (Kindergarten) to 2nd Grade
Brookfield’s youngest readers are starting strong—outscoring national norms in every grade.
Reading Scores: Grades 3–8
In upper grades, our students regularly outperform national averages and match or exceed benchmarks for the top 15% of students nationwide.
Math Scores: Pre-1st (Kindergarten) to 2nd Grade
Early math readiness is a hallmark of our lower school programs.
Math Scores: Grades 3–8
Brookfield students consistently score above both national and CAPE top-tier benchmarks.
Language Usage Scores: Grades 2–8
From grammar to writing structure, Brookfield students are mastering the mechanics of strong communication.
Science Scores: Grades 3–8
Across scientific reasoning and content knowledge, Brookfield students are thriving in STEM-aligned instruction.
STAR Assessment Performance in a New Era
For 2024–2025, STAR Assessments introduced updated national norms to reflect post-pandemic academic realities. While average scores nationally declined, Brookfield students continued to grow—demonstrating real, measurable progress above national expectations.
All Grades – STAR Score Comparison
Brookfield’s performance soared across the board, with many grade levels outperforming the national average by 100 points or more.
The Data in Context
- 2024 NAEP Report shows just 30–39% of students nationally are proficient in math and reading.
- Brookfield students in every grade exceeded those levels—often by 15–25+ points on MAP and STAR.
- With updated norms that now set a lower national benchmark, Brookfield’s sustained high performance reflects both resilience and excellence.
What Is STAR?
STAR Assessments, developed by Renaissance Learning, are nationally normed, research-based tools used by thousands of schools across the country to measure student achievement and growth in reading, math, early literacy, and more.
These quick, adaptive tests:
- Adjust in difficulty as a student answers each question.
- Provide immediate, actionable data to help teachers target instruction.
- Offer national percentile rankings, grade equivalents, and growth scores to track student progress over time.
Brookfield uses STAR multiple times a year to ensure students are progressing as expected—and to intervene early if support is needed.
Learn more about STAR Assessments
Download STAR Norms Update FAQ (PDF)
About the NAEP (Nation’s Report Card)
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what U.S. students know and can do. Often called “The Nation’s Report Card,” it tracks student achievement in core subjects like math and reading over time.
The 2024 NAEP report highlighted national learning challenges in the wake of the pandemic:
- Only 30–39% of students reached proficiency in core subjects.
- The achievement gap between top and bottom performers continues to widen.