New Wisconsin standardized test results show striking racial disparities
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By Corrine Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Just under half of Wisconsin’s third through eighth graders are performing at grade level in math and reading.
Newly released state testing data shows just under half of Wisconsin’s third through eighth graders are performing at grade level in math and reading.
But the numbers drop dramatically for Black, Indigenous and Hispanic students, according to results released Thursday by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Results of the Forward Exam, a statewide test taken by Wisconsin’s third through eighth graders, the PreACT Secure test given in grades nine and 10 and the ACT given in grade 11 show 47.7 percent of students in all grades met or exceeded expectations in English, while 48.6 percent did so in math.
When taken alone, the Forward Exam showed Wisconsin students were 51.6 percent proficient reading and 53.1 percent proficient in math.
See how the results look very different when broken down by race.
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