Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced that a higher percentage of elementary CPS students are meeting or exceeding standards in reading and math than ever before. Based on data from the Northwest Evaluation Association’s (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) 2018-19 assessment, which measures the academic achievement of students across the country, a majority of CPS students are not only showing strong performance, but also equaling or exceeding the growth of their peers nationwide. During the 2018-19 school year, a record 61.8 percent of students met or exceeded the national average in reading, and a record 56.7 percent met or exceeded the national average in math. NWEA data also show that CPS eighth graders are building a strong academic foundation that prepares them for high school, with 74.6 percent of eighth grade students meeting or exceeding the national attainment average in reading, and 64.5 percent in math. This year, 60.8 percent of students met or exceeded national growth averages in reading, and 56.2 percent of students met or exceeded national growth averages in math. The full 2019 NWEA data set can be found at www.cps.edu/schooldata.