Nearly half of students in the Luxemburg-Casco School District are meeting advanced standards in mathematics, far outpacing the state average, according to the latest report cards from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
At Luxemburg-Casco’s middle and intermediate schools, 47.8 percent of students tested at the “Advanced” level in math, compared with a statewide average of 19.9 percent. District leaders attribute the success to an acceleration model that has been in place for more than a decade.
The model began after a committee of teachers reviewed research on best practices for gifted instruction. Instead of offering enrichment alone, the district chose to accelerate qualifying students into higher-grade math coursework earlier in their academic careers…