Students in Parental Choice Programs Outperform Peers

Data released today by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) shows that again this year, students in the Parental Choice Programs are outperforming their peers. As with all test data, a one-year snapshot has limitations but the trend of higher scores for students on a voucher is great news for students and taxpayers.

“All three Parental Choice Programs, comprised predominately of low-income students, outscored their full-income counterparts across the entire state in public schools on the ACT,” Jim Bender said. “Combined with the Forward Exam, these results highlight superior outcomes at a fraction of the cost to taxpayers.”

Below is the comparative data for the Parental Choice Programs around the state:

* Removes Milwaukee and Racine Unified from statewide data

* * Removes Milwaukee only as RUSD econ/dis not available

ACT Exam

• MPCP:  17.5
• MPS Econ/Dis:  15.4
• MPS:  16.5
• RPCP:  19.5
• RUSD Econ/Dis:  15.8
• RUSD:  17.7
• WPCP:  22.5
• State Econ/Dis:  17.4
• State:  20.1 (20.4*)

Forward Exam

WPCP results

• 38% proficient/advanced in ELA
• 34% proficient/advanced in Math
• 51% prof/advanced in Science
• 52% prof/adv in Social Studies

Statewide Economically Disadvantaged

• 26.4% prof/adv in ELA (28.4% **)
• 24.9% prof/adv in Math (27.3%**)
• 33.1% prof/adv in Sci (36.3%**)
• 32.0% prof/adv in S.S. (34.7%**)

Statewide results

• 42.5% prof/adv in ELA (45%*)
• 42.2% prof/adv in Math (45.1%*)
• 50.2% prof/adv in Sci (53.3%*)
• 49.8% prof/adv in S.S. (52.8%*)

RPCP results

• 26% proficient/advanced in ELA
• 16% proficient/advanced in Math
• 27% prof/adv in Science
• 35% prof/adv in Social Studies

RUSD Economically Disadvantaged

• Data Redacted and not listed on DPI website as of yet.

RUSD results

• 20.2% proficient/advanced in ELA
• 18.8% proficient/advanced in Math
• 28.3% prof/advanced in Science
• 30% prof/adv in Social Studies

MPCP results

• 19% proficient/advanced in ELA
• 14% proficient/advanced in Math
• 20% prof/advanced in Science
• 25% prof/adv in Social Studies

MPS Economically Disadvantaged

• 14.9% proficient/advanced in ELA
• 11.2% proficient/advanced in Math
• 15.2% prof/advanced in Science
• 16.4% prof/adv in Social Studies

MPS results

• 19.7% proficient/advanced in ELA
• 14.9% proficient/advanced in Math
• 19.8% prof/advanced in Science
• 21.2% prof/adv in Social Studies