Hamilton Tops In County On School Report Card

SUSSEX, WI - From The Hamilton School District: Wisconsin School Report Card data were released recently, and the Hamilton School District’s performance once again was among the highest in the state. Hamilton was the highest rated school district in Waukesha County and sixth highest among Wisconsin’s 367 K-12 school districts.

School Report Cards are based on four priority areas: student achievement in English language arts and
mathematics; student growth; closing gaps between student populations; and measures of readiness for
graduation and postsecondary success. Using all these measures, Hamilton ranked sixth among 368
Wisconsin school districts and was one of only 26 districts to earn the top designation of “significantly
exceeds” expectations for performance.

state, Hamilton had the

• second highest student achievement score;
• fourth highest mathematics score; and
• fourth highest reading and language arts results.

In addition to the district earning the highest designation possible, Lannon, Maple Avenue, Marcy and
Woodside elementary schools and Templeton Middle School also earned “significantly exceeds
expectations” at the school level. Hamilton High School earned an “exceeds expectations” rating. All
schools in the district had better scores than last year.

“Results of the latest State Report Card are a reflection of the deep commitment that students, staff and
community have for education," said Hamilton Superintendent Paul Mielke, Ph.D.

“Our success is possible because citizens have recognized that investing in education supports a vibrant
community and high quality of life not just for students, but for all who live here,” Mielke said. “I am
proud of the outstanding accomplishments of our schools.”

Wisconsin implemented a new educational accountability system five years ago with more rigorous
benchmarks and a new way to report school progress. Each public school now has a School Report Card
that lets people know how well it is preparing students for their futures. Because of strategic planning
efforts and a track record of focusing on student achievement, schools in the Hamilton School District
earned positive ratings under the new system.

The overall accountability score rates schools on a scale of 0 to 100 and places them in one of five
categories: significantly exceeds expectations (83-100), exceeds expectations (73-82.9), meets
expectations (63-72.9), meets few expectations (53-62.9) and fails to meet expectations (52.9 and below).

Hamilton School District 2016-17 School Report Card data

• first for the overall accountability score;
• first for overall student achievement;
• first for reading and language arts achievement;
• first for mathematics achievement.

Image courtesy of Hamilton School District