Overview
- DPI reported that 94% of the 378 public school districts earned three to five stars under the 2024–25 ratings.
- About 85% of individual public schools met or exceeded expectations, and 85% of scored private choice report cards did so.
- The redesigned system evaluates achievement, growth, target-group outcomes, and on-track to graduate, forming a non-comparable baseline adopted after a 26-member advisory review with the Center for Assessment.
- Category weights shift by the share of economically disadvantaged students, emphasizing growth for higher-poverty schools and achievement for lower-poverty schools.
- Milwaukee Public Schools were rated as meeting few expectations, with most schools at two stars or below, as conservative and school-choice advocates argue the new methodology obscures low proficiency.