Student knowledge, skills, and abilities are measured through a variety of methods in classrooms in order to develop an understanding of each student’s unique strengths and opportunities for growth. As an additional assessment tool, Wisconsin public school students participate in state standardized assessments of student performance in the core subject areas of English, mathematics, science, and social studies.
Learn more about standardized assessment on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website.
Benefits of Annual State Assessments Include:
- Each student’s state assessment performance provides parents and students with a profile of the student’s strengths and weaknesses in each subject area tested.
- Parents and students can see student growth from year to year.
- Educators use assessment data to observe student performance in the core subject areas, as well as observe any performance gaps among demographic groups, and use this information toward continual improvement.
- Assessment results allow us to benchmark and analyze student achievement in our district as compared to the achievement of students in other district schools, across the state, and across the nation.