State Profile

Organizational Structure:

Local Control, Elected State Superintendent, no State School Board

State Education Demographics:

• Number of K-12 Students: ~870,000

• Number of School Administrative Units: ~446

Standards and Instruction Information: 

• Last Updated: Nov 2017, NRC Framework/NGSS-based standards

• Instructional Information: local decisions

Standards Resources - Curriculum and Instruction:  WI DPI Website

State Science Assessment Information:

• Date Established: New grade 4 & 8 Forward Exam in Science - Spring 2019; ACT established as state exam in 2015

• Given at what grades: 4, 8, 11

• Type of Assessment: 4th and 8th grade - 3D item clusters, 11th grade - ACT

• Time of Year: Spring

• Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers

• Wisconsin DPI Science website