- DPI’s report cards measure poverty, not quality.😑
- There is not a single 1-star district.🤔
- 51% of schools are 4 or 5 stars, up from 2024.🙃
- I will post MY district and school ranking tomorrow!🥳
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Poverty explains 50% of Forward Exam scores and 36% of ACT.
So, control for poverty, and you can accurately rate and rank schools!
best: Wauzeka-Steuben (small), Fond Du Lac (medium), Sheboygan/Janesville (big)
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large districts’ Forward:
Sheboygan: mid 4
Janesville: mid 4
Elmbrook: high 3
Waukesha: mid 3
Middleton: mid 3
Wausau: mid 3
Eau Claire: mid 3
Appleton: high 2
Kenosha: mid 2
Oshkosh: low 2
Sun Prairie: high 1
Green Bay: high 1
Madison: high 1
Milwaukee: low 1
Racine: low 1
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large districts’ ACT:
Eau Claire: mid 4
Elmbrook: mid 4
Sheboygan: mid 4
Middleton: low 4
Oshkosh: high 3
Janesville: mid 3
Wausau: high 2
Sun Prairie: mid 2
Waukesha: mid 2
Appleton: mid 2
Kenosha: low 2
Madison: low 2
Milwaukee: high 1
Green Bay: mid 1
Racine: low 1
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Here is that link again to what I think are the highest- and lowest-performing districts and schools in Wisconsin!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
I think it is much more accurate than the state report cards, but someone can always build a better way. Let me know what you think!
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Did taxpayer funded Wisconsin DPI Superintendent Underly Juice Test Scores for Reelection?
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Only 31% of 4th graders in Wisconsin read at grade level, which is worse than Mississippi.
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Madison taxpayers have long supported far above average (now > $25,000 per student) K-12 tax & spending practices. This, despite long term, disastrous reading results.
Madison Schools: More $, No Accountability
The taxpayer funded Madison School District long used Reading Recovery…
The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?