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City Schools reports highest kindergarten readiness rate in nine years; pre-K students show larger gains
Summary
City Schools said its locally administered kindergarten readiness assessment showed gains: 53.4% readiness for students who attended district duty-center pre-K, 52% for students in City Schools pre-K, and 45% for all kindergarten students.
Baltimore City Public Schools reported its highest overall kindergarten readiness rate in nine years at its Feb. 11 board meeting, with the strongest gains among students who attended district pre-K programs.
Crystal Francis, executive director of the Office of Early Learning, told the board that students who attended City Schools duty-center pre-K programs demonstrated readiness at 53.4 percent on the district's kindergarten readiness assessment (KRA). Students who attended any City Schools pre-K program demonstrated readiness at 52 percent, while all City Schools kindergarten students scored…
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