Chart: Characteristics of Wisconsin’s best elementary schools, as compared with Rocketship Education schools

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Characteristics of Wisconsin's best elementary schools, as compared with Rocketship Education schools

School	District	Students per licensed instructor	Average teacher experience, years	Art classes	Music classes	Foreign languages	Library	Guidance counselor	Online classes
Odyssey	Appleton	14.2	10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wauwatosa STEM	Wauwatosa	13.3	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Lincoln Elementary	Wauwatosa	13.3	15	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Lannon Elementary	Hamilton	12.1	10	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Magee Elementary	Kettle Moraine	15.1	15–20	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Lake Country School	Lake Country	12.8	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Shorewood Hills	Madison	14.1	10+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ace Charter School	Neenah Joint SD	15.2	10	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Marcy Elementary	Hamilton	14.5	N/A	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Washington Elementary	Wauwatosa	13.3	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Rocketship Education		33.3	Less than 5	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Note: Students per licensed instructor are 2010–2011 district figures, with Rocketship serving as its own district. Schools that report having a psychologist and social worker on staff are considered to have a guidance counselor.

Source: State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (2013); Phillips (2014); Rocketship Milwaukee Public School (2014a)

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Do Poor Kids Deserve Lower-Quality Education Than Rich Kids? Evaluating School Privatization Proposals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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