2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
Early Grade Reading Outcome Booklet
Achieve Brown County exists to bring people and organizations together to change systems so every young person can thrive. One of the core ways we do this is through Data Work (gathering, analyzing, and sharing data that reflects how young people are doing in our community).
This booklet presents a focused look at our Early Grade Reading Outcome and features data for Brown County, Wisconsin.
Published November 2025
Purpose
This booklet presents a focused look at our Early Grade Reading Outcome, the state of early literacy in our community. It features data for Brown County, Wisconsin. We’ll dive into definitions, patterns, and achievement gaps. It is our hope that this tool helps partners, policymakers, educators, funders, and community members better understand early literacy and why it should matter to everyone.
The Contents
- Why Early Grade Reading
- Purpose of this Booklet
- The Importance of Early Grade Reading
- Brown County Overview
- Youth & Schools
- Other Factors at Play in Early Literacy
- State Policy & Assessment
- Act 20 Updates
- Forward Exam Assessment
- Forward Exam Performance Level Descriptions
- Data
- Important Things to Know About Data
- Disaggregated Data Dashboards
- About Achieve Brown County
- Sources
“Every chart, graph, and statistic in this booklet reflects real life and real stories. It is our collective responsibility to use this information to create opportunities for growth and positive change. We urge all readers to approach this data with a constructive mindset, recognizing data as an opportunity for continuous improvement and to guide further action, rather than using it to criticize or undermine anyone who connects with an identifier.”
Atithi Ghimire
Data Manager, Achieve Brown County Backbone Team