REPORT
First-of-Its-Kind Longitudinal Study Reaffirms DEC’s Investments to Support Kindergarten Readiness
Department of Early Childhood
A new study that followed San Francisco Unified School District students from the time they entered kindergarten until they turned eighteen, demonstrates the critical importance of investing in children and families during their first five years. The study found that those students who performed well on measures of “kindergarten readiness” when they were five, consistently performed better on later measures of academic success including 3rd grade math and language arts test scores, middle school math scores, middle school GPA, high school GPA, and on-time graduation rates. Conversely, those students who were only partially ready or not ready according to kindergarten assessment, had consistently lower test scores, lower GPAs, and higher suspension and drop-out rates...Download the report and read more>>