Table of contents
•	Title page
•	Introduction
•	Acknowledgments
•	National Summary
	State Profiles
	-	Alabama
	-	Alaska
	-	Arizona
	-	Arkansas
	-	California
	-	Colorado
	-	Connecticut
	-	Delaware
	-	District of Columbia
	-	Florida
	-	Georgia
	-	Hawaii
	-	Idaho
	-	Illinois
	-	Indiana
	-	Iowa
	-	Kansas
	-	Kentucky
	-	Louisiana
	-	Maine
	-	Maryland
	-	Massachusetts
	-	Michigan
	-	Minnesota
	-	Mississippi
	-	Missouri
	-	Montana
	-	Nebraska
	-	Nevada
	-	New Hampshire
	-	New Jersey
	-	New Mexico
	-	New York
	-	North Carolina
	-	North Dakota
	-	Ohio
	-	Oklahoma
	-	Oregon
	-	Pennsylvania
	-	Puerto Rico
	-	Rhode Island
	-	South Carolina
	-	South Dakota
	-	Tennessee
	-	Texas
	-	Utah
	-	Vermont
	-	Virginia
	-	Washington
	-	West Virginia
	-	Wisconsin
	-	Wyoming
•	Sources
•	Appendix A
•	Appendix B
•	Appendix C
•	Full report in PDF format (956K)

State Education Indicators With a Focus on Title I

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Wisconsin
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/

School and Teacher Demographics
Student Demographics
Statewide Accountability Information
Title I Schools
Assessment Information
Student Achievement 1998-1999
NAEP State Results
Printable version of this profile (PDF format)

School and Teacher Demographics

Number of districts
(CCD, 1998-99)

426

Number of public schools in state
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Other
1,227	371	458	40	13

Student/teacher ratio
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary	Middle	High
16:1	15:1	16:1

Number of FTE teachers in state
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Other
26,264	11,528	17,714	995	107

Public school enrollment
	1989-90	1998-99
K-8 (CCD)	549,143	580,572
9-12 (CCD)	233,762	278,839
Pre-K (by state definition)	n/a	20,131

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1996-97)

State 53.7%, Local 41.8%, Federal 4.5%

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1989-90	1998-99
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	1.3%	1.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.8	3.1
Black	8.6	9.8
Hispanic	2.4	3.8
White	86.0	81.9

Students with disabilities
(OSEP, K-12)
1990-91	1998-99
9.2%	10.7%

Limited English proficient
(USED/NCBE, K-12)
1989-90	1996-97
13,120	23,270

Migrant
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1998-99
1,707	1,795

High school dropout rate
(CCD, event)
1993-94	1997-98
n/a	2.8

Postsecondary enrollment
(IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)
1994-95	1997-98
60%	60%

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1998-99)

For 0 to 34%, 1,818 schools; 35 to 49%, 35 schools; 50 to 74%, 214 schools; and 75 to 100%, 1 school.

*41 schools did not report.

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Statewide Accountability Information

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
Percent proficient exceeds standard for 5 subjects and 3 grades ( from 30-65% of students)

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Calculated growth indicator (CPI) each year (gain in % proficient)

Indicators for School Accountability
Knowledge & Concepts exam

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
CPI for each school

Schools Meeting Title I AYP Goal
870(84.0%)

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Title I Schools

Title I enrollment
(USED)
	1998-99
K-8	129,211
9-12	20,816
Pre-K	n/a

Race/ethnicity
(USED, K-12)
	Schoolwide	Targeted Assistance
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	2,047	1,727
Asian/Pacific Islander	6,238	2,171
Black	61,282	3,656
Hispanic	13,543	2,154
White	29,130	39,367

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, USED, 1998-99)

$129,295,143

Number of schools with Title I programs
Schoolwide vs. targeted assistance (USED)

In 1996, 40 schools with schoolwide programs and 1,324 schools with targeted assistance; in 1998, 186 schoolwide, 1,520 targeted assistance; in 1999, 187 schoolwide, 849 targeted assistance

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Assessment Information

Assessment Reported
Knowledge and Concept Examinations, used since 1992-93

Progress Toward Assessment Aligned with Standards
Performance standards met review criteria of the U.S. Department of Education.

State Definition of "Proficient"
Competent in the important academic knowledge and skills tested.

Exclusion from Assessment
Some students with disabilities and some LEP students

Other Assessments
None

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Student Achievement 1998-1999

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading
		Minimal Performance	Basic	Proficient	Advanced	Not Tested
All Students		5%	12%	64%	17%	2%
Title I Schoolwide
Title I Targeted
Percent of School in Poverty
	00-34
	75-100
LEP Students		8	24	48	2	17
Migrant students		9	39	36	6	9

Mathematics
		Minimal Performance	Basic	Proficient	Advanced	Not Tested
All Students		2%	20%	46%	30%	2%
Title I Schoolwide
Title I Targeted
Percent of School in Poverty
	00-34
	75-100
LEP Students		3	32	40	9	16
Migrant students		6	52	24	9	9

Grade 8

Reading
		Minimal Performance	Basic	Proficient	Advanced	Not Tested
All Students		11%	12%	58%	17%	2%
Title I Schoolwide
Title I Targeted
Percent of School in Poverty
	00-34
	75-100
LEP Students		35	23	31	1	10
Migrant students		28	28	33	6	6

Mathematics
		Minimal Performance	Basic	Proficient	Advanced	Not Tested
All Students		17%	39%	29%	14%	2%
Title I Schoolwide
Title I Targeted
Percent of School in Poverty
	00-34
	75-100
LEP Students		35	42	11	2	10
Migrant students		17	67	6	0	11

Grade 10

Reading
	Minimal Performance	Basic	Proficient	Advanced	Not Tested
All Students	8%	16%	45%	25%	6%
Title I Schoolwide
Title I Targeted

Mathematics
	Minimal Performance	Basic	Proficient	Advanced	Not Tested
All Students	29%	26%	28%	11%	6%
Title I Schoolwide
Title I Targeted

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	34%	33%
Basic level and above	72%	79%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	n/a	n/a
Basic level and above	n/a	n/a