KENOSHA, Wis. (Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025) – The Kenosha Unified School District is pleased to announce growth in its 2024-25 State Report Card, with an overall rating of 63.7 points, maintaining its Meets Expectations status. The district saw notable improvements in several key priority areas, including +6.4 in Achievement, +3.2 in Target Group Outcomes, and +1.7 in On Track to Graduation.
KUSD remains the second-highest achieving district among Wisconsin’s five large urban districts.
Eighteen KUSD schools saw an average overall increase of 3.6 points or more, with Somers Elementary School showing the most significant improvement at +9.6 points. Nineteen schools achieved an overall rating of Meets Expectations or higher, with Bose, Frank, Jeffery, Nash, Pleasant Prairie, Prairie Lane, Roosevelt, Somers and Whittier Exceeding Expectations, and LakeView Technology Academy achieving the Significantly Exceeds rating.
“The district celebrates our overall growth and applauds the schools that have increased their scores,” said KUSD Superintendent Dr. Jeff Weiss. “We also recognize the continued effort needed to ensure all of our schools reach their full potential. I am confident our educators and staff will continue to provide the excellent learning opportunities our students deserve.”
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is required by state statute (Wis. Stat. 115.385) to generate a school report card and district report card for every publicly funded school and district in the state. The report cards are designed to help schools and districts utilize performance data to celebrate successes and enhance their efforts in preparing students for their futures. These public report cards can be found online at Wisconsin DPI Report Cards.
The current school report card is primarily based on last year’s performance in the 2024-25 school year, though multiple years of data are used throughout the report card. DPI encourages caution when interpreting scores and ratings.
At the foundation of the report cards are four priority areas. Schools and districts receive a score for each priority area:
- Achievement – proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics on the annual state assessments
- Growth – year-to-year progress in ELA and math achievement
- Target Group Outcomes – outcomes for students with the lowest test scores
- On-Track to Graduation – reliable predictors of how successfully students are progressing toward completing their K-12 education
The priority area scores are aggregated into an overall accountability score, from 0 to 100. This score is displayed on the front page of the school or district report cards. It is essential to note that the 0-100 accountability score is not a “percent correct” measurement and does not align with traditional 0-100 grading scales. Based on its score, a school or district receives one of five rating categories, from Fails to Meet Expectations to Significantly Exceeds Expectations, as well as corresponding one to five stars.