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(WTAQ-WLUK) — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction published school and district accountability report cards for the 2023-24 school year Tuesday.
The DPI publishes school and district report cards annually, as required by Wis. Stat. 115.385.
Report cards include data for multiple school years across four priority areas: Achievement, Growth, Target Group Outcomes, and On-Track to Graduation. The Achievement and Growth priority areas are weighted based on a district or school percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils, as required by state law.
Here’s how some school districts did in Northeast Wisconsin:
- Appleton Area School District score – 65.6, Meets Expectations
- Fond du Lac School District score – 68.3, Meets Expectations
- Green Bay Area Public School District score – 60.1, Meets Expectations
- Manitowoc School District score – 54.9, Meets Few Expectations
- Oshkosh Area School District score – 69.7, Meets Expectations
“Given the significant changes in how the 2023-24 state report cards have been calculated, the Green Bay Area Public School District views these report cards as a new baseline from which to continue to improve,” stated Associate Superintendent David Johns. “While the state report cards are one measure of student achievement, they do validate our own internal measures that our students are demonstrating accelerated growth, and we anticipate this trend to continue with the adoption of our new literacy and math curriculum.”
Click here to see the full list.
Statewide overall ratings distribution on district report cards for 2023-24 was similar to 2022-23.
Of 377 public school districts receiving report cards for 2023-24, 353 met, exceeded, or significantly exceeded expectations (94% of districts). Among districts receiving report cards for both 2023-24 and 2022-23, 29 increased by one rating category compared to the prior year, 24 decreased by one rating category, and 324 had no change in rating. Report cards are not produced for districts that represent a single school. In these cases, school report cards are produced.
There were 1,939 report cards produced for public schools for 2023-24. Of the scored public school report cards, 1,622 met, exceeded, or significantly exceeded expectations (84 percent). Among public schools receiving scored report cards for both 2023-24 and 2022-23, 249 increased in rating at least one category compared to the prior year, 212 decreased in rating at least one category, and 1,461 had no change in rating. Among public schools, 153 were unable to be scored and are rated using alternate accountability.
There were 418 private schools participating in a Private School Choice Program for 2023-24. Of scored private choice school report cards, 152 met, exceeded, or significantly exceeded expectations (85 percent). Among private choice schools receiving a score for both 2023-24 and 2022-23, 29 increased in rating at least one category compared to the prior year, 16 decreased in rating at least one category, and 119 had no change in rating. Fifty-seven percent (240 schools) of private choice schools were unable to be scored due to insufficient data. This is due to the tested choice student population being too small to meet the conditions required to produce report cards, either because of low test participation rates, or total choice student population size.
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