District Performance
School Performance Report (SPR)
The School Performance Report (SPR) is available on the Department of Public Instruction's website.
ESSA Accountability System
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), reauthorized as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires each state to share certain data with the public. This dashboard serves as the source for accessing Wisconsin’s data required under ESSA. For each data topic, you will find a brief description of the requirement and a link to the specific data or information.
School Accountability
As part of the state accountability system, reflected in Wisconsin’s approved ESEA Flexibility Request, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) produces report cards for every district and school in Wisconsin. These Accountability Report Cards include data on multiple indicators for multiple years across four Priority Areas:
Student Achievement – performance on the state reading and mathematics tests
Student Growth – improvement over time on the state reading and mathematics tests
Closing Gaps – progress of student subgroups in closing gaps in reading and mathematics performance and/or graduation rates
On-track and Postsecondary Readiness – performance on key indicators of readiness for graduation and postsecondary pursuits, whether college or career
Performance on three Student Engagement Indicators is also reported. These three indicators affect student success and school effectiveness.
Test Participation Rate, with a goal of 95 percent test participation for all students and each subgroup.
Absenteeism Rate, with a goal of 13 percent or less.
Dropout Rate, with a goal of six percent or less.
A district's or school’s Overall Accountability Score places the district or school into one of five Overall Accountability Ratings:
For more detailed information about the creation and scoring for the report cards, additional information is available on the about Wisconsin accountability webpage.