The Brief
- 94% of Wisconsin school districts meet or exceed expectations, according to new state report cards.
- Some educational analysts again criticize new grading benchmarks.
- Learn your school district’s or school’s grade by visiting the Wisconsin DPI website.
MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin law requires the state grade school districts and public and choice schools. According to new report cards the state released on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 94% of districts are meeting or exceeding expectations.
Schools, district report cards
What we know:
Wisconsin grades each district on a five-star system – five stars for significantly exceeding expectations. The breakdown is as follows:
- 29 districts rated five stars (significantly exceeding expectations), including Elmbrook
- 151 districts rated four stars (exceeding expectations), including Brown Deer
- 175 districts rated three stars (meeting expectations), including Kenosha Unified
- 23 districts rated two stars (meeting few expectations), including Milwaukee
- 0 districts rated one star (failing to meet expectations)
What they’re saying:
“The report cards are too easy. DPI is too easy a grader. For instance, there’s not a single one-star district in all of Wisconsin, not Milwaukee, not Beloit, not Racine, not Menominee. And I think everybody can think of a few districts in Wisconsin that fail to meet expectations,” said Quinton Klabon from the Institute for Reforming Government. …