National Percentile Ranking Student Average
Maranatha Baptist Academy measures annual academic progress using the norm-referenced Iowa Standardized Test. Scores for the Iowa test are reported as percentile ranking scores, indicating the percentage of students across the nation that one test taker's scores met or exceeded. For example, a student scoring in the 85th percentile on the Mathematics portion of the test scored as well or better than 85% of all test takers.This table provides average National Percentile Ranking scores in major content areas for MBA students in the given testing year.
| Content Area | 2016 Average NPR | 2017 Average NPR | 2018 Average NPR | 2019 Average NPR | 2021 Average NPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students Tested: | 38 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 57 |
| English & Language Arts | 86.1 | 91.3 | 87.6 | 85.7 | 82.1 |
| Mathematics | 82.3 | 86.6 | 83.6 | 76.4 | 78.1 |
| Science | 81.8 | 87.3 | 84.7 | 77.5 | 75.3 |
| Complete Composite | 84.3 | 89.2 | 86.2 | 81.6 | 79.8 |
| CogAt | 88.3 | 89 | 87.3 | 84 | 82 |
AACS Percentile Ranking Student Average
Maranatha Baptist Academy measures annual academic progress using the norm-referenced Iowa Standardized Test. Scores for the Iowa test are reported as percentile ranking scores, indicating the percentage of students across the nation that one test taker's scores met or exceeded.This table provides average percentile ranking scores in major content areas for MBA students in the given testing year when compared to other private schools similar in philosophy, curriculum, and demographics to MBA. These schools, along with MBA, are members of the American Association of Christian Schools and as such provide valuable, more relevant comparisons for academic progress.
| Content Area | 2016 Average AACS Percentile Ranking | 2017 Average AACS Percentile Ranking | 2018 Average AACS Percentile Ranking | 2019 Average AACS Percentile Ranking | 2021 Average AACS Percentile Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students Tested: | 38 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 57 |
| English & Language Arts | 71.5 | 77.6 | 72.9 | 68.8 | 65.5 |
| Mathematics | 74.4 | 79.8 | 76.9 | 66.4 | 71.1 |
| Science | 71.8 | 80.1 | 77.1 | 66.4 | 63.8 |
| Complete Composite | 74.6 | 82.1 | 78.2 | 70.1 | 69.3 |
Average ACT Scores
| English | English | Math | Math | Reading | Reading | Science | Science | Composite | Composite | Writing (scaled 2-12) | Writing (scaled 2-12) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Number Tested | MBA Avg. | State Avg. | MBA Avg. | State Avg. | MBA Avg. | State Avg. | MBA Avg. | State Avg. | MBA Avg. | State Avg. | MBA Avg. | State Avg. |
| 2011 | 13 | 25 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 22.2 | ||
| 2012 | 13 | 26.2 | 21.5 | 23.3 | 22 | 25.8 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 22.1 | 25.1 | 22.1 | ||
| 2013 | 21 | 26.2 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 22 | 27.8 | 22.3 | 24.8 | 22.1 | 25.9 | 22.1 | ||
| 2014 | 19 | 25.3 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 22 | 24.5 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 23.6 | 22.2 | ||
| 2015 | 19 | 24.6 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 22 | 25.3 | 22.5 | 23.3 | 22.3 | 24.2 | 22.2 | ||
| 2016 | 13 | 23.1 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 24.6 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 30.7 | 22.2 | 20.5 | ||
| 2017 | 12 | 23.2 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 20.4 | 23.3 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 20.5 | ||
| 2018 | 9 | 26.1 | 19.8 | 25.3 | 20.3 | 29.1 | 20.6 | 23.8 | 20.8 | 26.2 | 20.5 | ||
| 2019 | 10 | 29.3 | 19.4 | 25.7 | 20.2 | 28.2 | 20.4 | 24.8 | 20.6 | 27.2 | 20.3 | ||
| 2020 | 5* | 24.4 | 19.1 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 25.8 | 20.5 | 22.8 | 20.3 | 23.6 | 20.1 | ||
| 2021 | 12 | 24.6 | 18.9 | 24.8 | 19.9 | 24.0 | 20.3 | 23.1 | 20.4 | 24.3 | 20.0 | ||
| 2022 | 16 | 23.6 | 18.3 | 23.3 | 19.3 | 21.9 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 19.8 | 22.8 | 19.4 | 7.6** | |
| 2023 | 18 | 23.4 | Available Fall, 2023 | 21.8 | Available Fall, 2023 | 23.6 | Available Fall, 2023 | 20.8 | Available Fall, 2023 | 22.5 | Available Fall, 2023 | 7.1 |
*COVID-19 disruption to ACT testing
**First year MBA entered into ACT testing program through Choice. All testers took ACT Writing portion.