Change Indicator

Kindergarten readiness in Kentucky

Kindergarten readiness

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Why This Indicator Matters

View data by race/ethnicity here:
Kentucky Youth Advocates has provided data disaggregated by race and ethnicity for Kentucky school districts. Access the data at
 https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kindergarten-Readiness-Race.pdf.
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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Percent of all screened incoming Kindergarteners who meet readiness to learn standards based on adaptive, cognitive, motor, communication, and social-emotional skills.

Data Source

Kentucky Department of Education.

Notes

The Kentucky Department of Education chose the BRIGANCE Kindergarten Screen as the assessment tool utilized to make the readiness determination. BRIGANCE scores are not used to determine school eligibility. In Kentucky, all children who meet the legal age requirement are entitled to enter public school.

* Data point was suppressed by the source.
** School district with county district.

 Updated 11/14/2023

Last Updated

November 2023