DPI releases school and district report cards

Students are not the only ones in Wisconsin getting their report cards. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released its school and district report cards for the 2023-2024 school year Tuesday. The report cards give schools and districts a 1-5 score in each of four categories: Achievement, Growth, Target Group Outcomes and On-Track to Graduation. A 5 equates to “Significantly Exceeds Expectations,” and a 1 to “Fails to Meet Expectations.” Overall, DPI said the results for the 2023-24 school year were similar to the previous year’s results. Out of 377 public school districts, 353, or 94%, ranked at 3 or above overall. 324 of the districts had no change in their rating. Area school districts that earned ‘Exceeds Expectations’ were: Argyle, Barneveld, Belleville, Fennimore, Iowa-Grant, Lancaster, Lodi, Monroe, Platteville, Prairie du Chien, Richland, and Wauzeka-Stueben. While Boscobel, Brodhead, Cassville, Cuba City, Darlington, Dodgeville, Highland, Pecatonica, Reedsburg, and Shullsburg all received ‘Meets Expectations.’