![]() DecemMaryland State Board of Education Presentation.City Schools showed one of the largest increases in readiness over the past year in the state, even though the overall readiness level is among the lowest and remains below pre-pandemic levels.City Schools’ kindergarten readiness rate rose by +8 percentage points over the previous year to 33% whereas Maryland increased by 2 percentage points to 42%.Our pre-K enrollment has remained steady – we gained exactly one net student since 2020-21 school year.While this indicates recovery, the overall readiness score both in Baltimore City is still four points below the 2019-2020 rate.The other subgroups experienced between improvements between 3 and 6 percent.Economically-disadvantaged students earned a 10-point increase. African-American student performance improvement was significant, with an 8 percentage point increase.Our 8-percent rate of improvement in kindergarten readiness quadrupled the state’s increase of just 2 percent.When controlling for student demographics, students that attended City Schools programs were more likely to be ready for kindergarten compared to those at other prior care settings.Nearly every student group experienced an increase. Kindergarten readiness improved 8 percent between the 2021-23 school year.It also provides useful data for comparisons and analysis of prior care settings such as Pre-K, Head Start, home care, non-public nursery school, and others. The KRA looks at the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to be successful in kindergarten. As part of the broader Ready for Kindergarten (RK4) program in Maryland, the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) is administered to all kindergarten students in the first semester of a school year. ![]() The more prepared children are for kindergarten, the more successful learners they will become. ![]()
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