{"id":6632,"date":"2023-10-25T16:59:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T16:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6632"},"modified":"2023-10-25T17:19:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:19:16","slug":"2023-forward-final-analysis-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6632","title":{"rendered":"2023 Forward Final Analysis Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/reforminggovernment.org\/2023-forward-final-analysis-blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n

School choice is working!<\/b><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, October 10th, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released test score data from 2022-2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, IRG has combed through <\/span>all 1,895 tested K-8 schools<\/b> to show what\u2019s working where. Simply put, there are high-quality charter and voucher schools statewide along with many district schools doing great work for kids.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are IRG\u2019s Top School Takeaways:<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall Scores<\/b><\/p>\n

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1 choice school is on this list despite unfavorable demographics!<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember, students who access private schools through vouchers must be low-income or working-class. As a result, Wisconsin voucher schools are 70% low-income compared to 41% in traditional public schools statewide. While students of any income level can access charter schools, they tend to be low-income, so Wisconsin charter schools are 70% low-income as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of 1,665 schools that scored in 2019 and 2023, just 426 recovered in both reading and math! That means 74% scored at or below 2019 in either subject.<\/span><\/p>\n

2 choice schools managed to rank in the top 10 despite only 16% of schools in Wisconsin being choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Working-Class Scores<\/b><\/p>\n

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While low-income students suffered especially horribly during the pandemic, it\u2019s also critical to look at more working-class schools. 3 are voucher or charter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Among working-class schools that recovered the most, 4 are choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

High-Poverty Scores<\/b><\/p>\n

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High-poverty schools are where choice really stands out. Among the highest-proficiency schools, 6 are voucher or charter!<\/span><\/p>\n

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5 out of the 10 high-poverty schools that recovered the most after the pandemic are choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Predominantly Non-White Scores<\/b><\/p>\n

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Surprisingly, race aligned more with how poorly students recovered than income. Among predominantly non-White schools, 7 are voucher or charter!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Growth was no different. 7 were choice!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of the top-scoring schools serving mostly Hispanic students, 6 are voucher or charter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wisconsin public schools have the worst record in the nation of educating Black students, sadly. Thus, it is not a surprise that 8 of the top 10 performers among predominantly Black schools are choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

What It Means<\/b><\/p>\n

The facts are the facts: some of the state\u2019s best schools are voucher or charter schools. This is especially true for schools serving Wisconsin\u2019s most disadvantaged students.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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