Website Lets You Track Student Achievement, School Trends

WINSS website allows easy tracking of school data.

How did students in your school district perform on state tests at grades 3-8 and 10? What percentage of students participate in school supported activities or take advanced placement courses?  The answers to these and many questions are found online at Wisconsin's Information Network for Successful Schools (WINSS).

WINSS is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction covering four categories about your school district:  academic achievement, finances, student behavior, and demographics.  The results for your search are tabulated in user-friendly charts and graphs.

To pick one example from the more than thirty school districts in the 17th Senate District… In the 2006-07 school year, 90% of all Dodgeville Middle School 6th graders scored “proficient” or better on the reading portion of the state achievement test.  The information can help educators and parents in a district understand and expand or improve student learning strategies.

About test scores, as the website notes, no single test or indicator can tell us whether students have learned everything that is important for them to learn.  I agree. 

Access data on your school district, and any other district by visiting http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp.