MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT Nicole Kathman
MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT FAST FACTS (2009-2010)
Largest school district in the state Pre-K through Grade 12 enrollment- 82,096 Attendance Rate 88.2% Around $15,235 spent per student compared to La
Crosse of around $13,877 Truancy Rate- 45.8% Dropouts for Grades 7-12 2,114 or 5.86% Homelessness- 2,869
LA CROSSE VS. MILWAUKEE VS. MADISON
10th Grade Achievement Test Proficiency and Advanced
Extracurricular Activity Participation
Attendance Rate for 10th grade
So they can increase extracurricular activities and attendance…..
Race/Ethnicity Enrollment
Economic Status
SCHOOL DATA ANALYSIS Victoria L. Bernhardt Concept of using school data to
make school improvements Difference between success in
school reforming and failure Identify root cause of problems Facts concerning what changes are
needed Target services to important issues Know if goals are being
accomplished Demographics vs. Student Learning data
Tells us whether specific groups of students are learning at the same level or not
PROFICIENCY BY RACE- 10TH GRADE
ADVANCED PROFICIENCY BY RACE- 10TH GRADE
Race and Ethnicity clearly correlates with Advanced Proficiency for 10th grades students
ATTENDANCE- HIGH SCHOOL?
81.1% Attendance Ratefor all 10th graders
Attendance does not seem be distributed drastically by race but with improvement in attendance could show change.
HABITUALLY TRUANT?
For all High School grades
10th grade AdvancedProficiency by Race/Ethnicity
Important to note that 71.2% of all 10th graders habitually truant
SUSPENSION
Can see a relationship between race and suspension and race relates to performance
PROFICIENCY BY ECONOMIC STATUS- 10TH GRADE
High School 76.9% disadvantaged, 23% advantaged
ATTENDANCE- HIGH SCHOOL
81.1% Attendance Ratefor all 10th graders
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
SUGGESTIONS FOR MILWAUKEE
Promote Extracurricular Participation Stricter Attendance Policies/Truant Polices More funding/support for economically disadvantaged
families Emphasis on ELL programs!
SOURCES
http://www.milwaukeepartnershipacademy.org/pubs/mps_strategic_plan_7-26-07.pdf
http://dpi.state.wi.us/lbstat/data.html https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/sdpr/district-report.action http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/mps-scores-near
-bottom-in-national-test-gd3beua-135224608.html