What are the School and District Report Cards?

As part of the state accountability system, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) produces report cards for every publicly funded school and district in Wisconsin.  These Accountability report cards include data on multiple indicators for multiple years across four Priority Areas (Student Achievement, Growth, Closing Gaps, and On-Track and Post-secondary Success).  In addition, given the impact on student success, the Accountability Report Cards also measure chronic absenteeism and dropout rates.  A school or district's Overall Accountability Score places the school/district into one of the five Overall Accountability Ratings: 

Since Report Cards for the District were first issued in the 2012-2013 school year, Wauwatosa School District has repeatedly "Exceeded Expectations".

The state did not issue report cards in the 2014-2015 school year. You can learn more about the history of educational accountability HERE. 

2012-2013 State Report Card 

2013-2014 State Report Card

2015-2016 State Report Card

2016-2017 State Report Card

2017-2018 State Report Card 

Additional Resources

To learn more about the State and Federal Accountability Reporting, please visit the Department of Public Instruciton's Accountability Resources page.