The Wisconsin DPI Accountability Report Cards, released on November 19, show that the West Bend Schools has accomplished areas of growth and achievement and has other areas for improvement. There are five total accountability ratings: Significantly Exceeds, Exceeds, Meets, Meets Few, or Fails to Meet Expectations. The full report cards can be found at WI DPI School & District Report Cards. 

• Green Tree Elementary & Decorah Elementary received a five-star rating, Significantly Exceeds Expectation. 
• Fair Park, Jackson, and McLane, and Silverbrook all received the four-star, or Exceeds Expectations, accountability rating. 
• West High School and East High School received three-star, or Meets Expectations, ratings. The rating for the West Bend School District was also Meets Expectations.
• Badger Middle School earned a Meets Few Expectations rating. 

The DPI has created resources for the 2023-24 Report Cards including Report Cards At-a-Glance and Data At-a-Glance.

The report card is much more than a rating. Each report card is unique to the school and provides great detail into performance areas and outcomes. The West Bend Schools uses this data and much more to inform each School Improvement Plan through goal setting and taking action on school-developed strategies. 

In addition, each school enrollment of students is unique; therefore, the state places different weights on the “Priority Areas” when calculating each individual school's rating. The total score on each report card comes from separate scores in four Priority Weight Areas: 

• Achievement - proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics on the annual state assessments (priority weighting varies depending on the percent of economically disadvantaged students in the school). 
• Growth - year-to-year progress in ELA and math achievement (priority weighting varies depending on the percent of economically disadvantaged students in the school). 
• Target Group Outcomes - outcomes for students with the lowest section of test scores:  in the Target Group
• On-Track to Graduation - predictors of how successfully students are progressing toward completing on grade learning during their K-12 education career.

Historical data and demographic information are used to calculate and score the four areas of the report cards. Because the student enrollment demographics for each school and each school district is unique, the Department of Instruction places different weights on the four areas of emphasis when calculating each individual school's rating. Additionally, weights are determined by calculating three years of data into the equation. (Priority weighting varies depending on the percent of economically disadvantaged students in each school.)