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West Bend district meets expectations on 2024 state report cards; board hears areas for targeted growth
Summary
The West Bend Joint School District No. 1 received a 3‑star overall rating on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 2024 accountability report cards. District staff told the school board the district performed above the state in several achievement measures but that growth and target‑group outcomes remain priorities.
Tina Van Roo, the district data and assessment coordinator, told the West Bend Joint School District No. 1 Board of Education on Dec. 2 that the district earned a 3‑star overall rating on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) 2024 accountability report cards.
The report cards combine multiple years of assessment and attendance data across four priority areas—achievement, growth, target‑group outcomes and on‑track‑to‑graduation—to produce an overall score and star rating. Van Roo said West Bend’s overall achievement score is 69.7 and its growth score is 62.2; the district’s on‑track‑to‑graduation ranking was 67.9 percent compared with other districts.
Why it matters: DPI report cards are one publicly available measure of district and school performance that the board and district staff use to set priorities and target interventions. Van Roo and board members said historical data used in the calculation can delay visible changes on the…
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