School and district accountability report cards, Southwest Wis edition

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has published its school and district accountability report cards for the 2023-24 school year. The DPI publishes school and district report cards annually, as required by Wisconsin Statute. 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.

A district or school’s overall accountability score out of 100 possible points, places it into one of five overall accountability ratings: Report cards use up to three years of data, including achievement data from 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24. 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 or 94% of the districts, met, exceeded, or significantly exceeded expectations.

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. The Ithaca School District maintained its meets expectations with an overall score of 61.4. The Richland School District improved over the 2022-23 school year’s meet expectations with an exceeds expectation and overall score of 72. The River Valley School District maintained its exceeds expectations with an overall score of 74.1. And the Riverdale School District maintained its meets expectations rating with an overall score of 63.5.