There is a noticeable difference in the Report Card Overall Score.

Hudson School District          83.9

Somerset School District        73.6

 

District Report Card Summary

From:  https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/home

                                    HUDSON                                 SOMERSET

2018-2019                   83.9                                         73.6

2107-2018                   82.2                                         78.4

2016-2017                   78.5                                         80.6

2015-2016                   79.5                                         71.5

2014-2015                               no available data

2013-2014                   76.5                                         70.1

2012-2013                   75.3                                         70.3

It is fair to conclude that Hudson is trending up and Somerset is trending down.

Economically Disadvantaged # of Students

Math/English

                                    HUDSON (+/- 1)                                  SOMERSET

 2018-2019                  611                                                      < 20

2017-2018                   566                                                      < 20

2016-2017                   467                                                      < 20

Value Added Scores

(The following growth scores are derived from a value-added model. Value-added growth estimates how much student scores are expected to change based on actual growth of similar students. It then compares the change in the student’s scores to that estimate. If the student’s performance improved more than predicted by the model, we say her district had high value-added. That is, the district’s impact on student learning resulted in higher-than-predicted growth. A value added score of 3.0 is average.  https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/home). Scores for English/Math

                                    HUDSON                                 SOMERSET

2018-2019                   3.7/3.6                                    2.6/2.6

2017-2018                   3.4/3.5                                    3.4/3.5

2016-2017                   2.7/2.7                                    4.2/4.0

2015-2016                   3.1                                           2.0/2.1

• No comparable data before 2015

It is fair to conclude that Hudson is trending up and Somerset is trending down on the “Value Added” metric.

Disclaimer.

The purpose of visual representation of data should be to make the information easier to understand.  That is not the case on the dpi.wi.gov site.  The format of the existing, available data has changed over the past 7 years.  Data for subgroups are not always logically complete.  District wide testing is most useful when data concerning the results of the testing is reported.  The total number of students in subgroups is not always internally consistent (i.e. “Economically Disadvantaged”).  To the extent that the data “Summary” is accurate, we believe that our conclusions are well grounded.