About 94% of Wisconsin's Public Schools Met, Exceeded or Significantly Exceeded State Expectations on School Report Cards

Friday, November 17th, 2023 -- 8:01 AM

(Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio) About 94 percent of Wisconsin public school districts met, exceeded or significantly exceeded state expectations for the 2022-23 school year, according to report cards released by state Department of Public Instruction Tuesday. 

According to Corrinne Hess with the Wisconsin Public Radio, that’s down slightly from 95 percent in the 2021-22 school year. Among districts receiving report card scores during the last two school years, 19 increased by one rating category compared to the prior year and 52 decreased by one rating category.

DPI provided report card scores for 2,098 individual public schools. Of those, 83 percent, or 1,601, met, exceeded or significantly exceeded expectations. The state report cards include data on multiple indicators for multiple school years across four priority areas: achievement, growth, target group outcomes, and on-track to graduation.  

A district or school’s overall accountability score places it in one of five overall accountability ratings: Significantly Exceeds Expectations (five stars), Exceeds Expectations (four stars), Meets Expectations (three stars), Meets Few Expectations (two stars), and Fails to Meet Expectations (one star).

Report cards use data from up to three school years, including achievement data from 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23. This is the first report card that does not include achievement data from assessments measured prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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