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DPI Releases Wisconsin Student Assessment System Results
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | September 12, 2019
From WisPolitics.com …
About four in 10 Wisconsin students were proficient or advanced in the 2018-19 school year as standardized test scores in English and math declined, according to data the Department of Public Instruction released today.
For English, reading and writing, 39.3 percent of students met proficiency standards on the Wisconsin Forward Exam, down from 40.6 percent in 2017-18 and 42.7 percent in 2016-17.
In math, 40.1 percent met the proficiency standard, down a point from the previous year.
The scores will be used as DPI puts together reports cards on Wisconsin schools.
Meanwhile, ACT scores dropped for 11th graders, who had an average of 19.5. That was down from 19.7 in 2018 after the average had been 20 in each of the two prior years. All 11th graders take the test, which is used to measure preparedness for college.
The state’s achievement gap between white and minority students narrowed slightly. But that was due largely to a decrease in performance by white students. For example, the percentage of white fifth graders who rated proficient or advanced in English dropped 4.6 percentage points, while scores were down 1.6 points for African American fifth graders.
In giving reporters an overview of the numbers, DPI officials said they show a need for more resources for schools. DPI spokeswoman Elizabeth Tomev said the state is seeing an uptick in the number of students coming into schools with trauma or mental health issues.
The budget Gov. Tony Evers signed in July will pump an additional $570 million into schools over the next two years. That follows a 2017-19 budget then-Gov. Scott Walker signed that included an increase of nearly $640 million.
“Students are coming into school with more challenges than ever before, and they deserve nothing less than our full support,” Tomev said in a media call.
See DPI News Release here.
See Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Coverage here.
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