The Wisconsin Department of Public Instructions is out with its 2013-14 school and school district report cards.
The verdict for South Milwaukee? The district as a whole solidly “meets expectations” with a score of 68.9.
As for individual schools …
- Blakewood exceeds expectations, with a score of 74.5.
- E.W. Luther meets expectations, with a score of 70.1
- Rawson meets expectations, with a score of 68.1.
- Lakeview meets expectations, with a score of 63.7.
- South Milwaukee Middle School meets expectations, with a score of 67.9.
- South Milwaukee High School meets expectations, with a score of 69.2.
You can search for report cards by district here. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Wisconsin State Journal offer some context.
Of course, the best context is what you see with your own eyes. And, as the parent of a Rawson first- and fourth-grader, I see a school (and school district) committed to first-class education.
We should all be proud of our South Milwaukee schools.
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It is great that Blakewood “exceeded expectations”, but to “meet expectations” is nothing to write home about. In reviewing the scores of surrounding school districts, SM has some work to do to get to the “Exceeds Expectations” for the overall DIstrict, including the individual school scores.