The McKinsey report does not examine academic achievement in great depth. It does note improvements in 8th grade science and math tests, a gain in ACT participation, and a slight improvement in the graduation rates as positives.
However, its overall assessment of MPS progress is overwhelmingly negative, based mainly on three comparisons:
- The growing gap in the percentage of students rated as proficient between MPS and Wisconsin in 4th and 10th grade state tests.
- The gap between MPS and the state in the percentage of proficient students in every demographic group.
- Comparing the gap between major Midwestern cities and their states on test scores, with Milwaukee showing the greatest, particularly at the tenth grade level.
Currently it is difficult to compare urban districts in different states. There is no consistency in tests from one state to another. Results for the one national test, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is available for Wisconsin, but not MPS. This is due to change in the future, allowing a direct comparison to other urban districts.
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