WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – The DPI has released its annual report card, which grades school districts across Wisconsin. Every year, the DPI assigns grades to school districts based on how well they assist their kids in learning.
Districts were rated on four criteria: achievement, growth, target group outcomes, and whether or not their kids are on pace to graduate.
School districts in Central Wisconsin did quite well. Districts such as Wausau, Stevens Point, and Rhinelander were placed in the “meets expectations” category, while others such as D.C. Everest, Tomahawk, and Pittsville exceeded expectations.
However, not everything in the state is going well. Patrick Chambers of the DPI spoke about how the epidemic is causing significant learning loss in Wisconsin children.
Chambers said, “It’s the same story that we talked about last year where the vast majority of ratings have stayed the same, but of the ones that have changed, more went down than went up.”
Additionally, they stated that the purpose of low ratings is to teach school systems how to better support their students, not to punish them or harm the districts.
The Wisconsin Policy Forum found earlier this year that Wisconsin public schools have lost roughly 32,000 students, which can be attributed to rising homeschool and private school enrollment.
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