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March 2008
Maryland Model for School ReadinessMaryland Demographics
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Census DataChildren < 5 (ages 0-4)
Estimated 4-Year Olds
365,545
73,109
Kindergarten EnrollmentSchool Year 2007/08
Kindergarten Students 59.455
Ethnicity
American Indian 0.4%
Asian 5.9%
African American 35.4%
White (not of Hispanic origin) 46.5%
Hispanic 11.7%
Kindergarten Students Receiving Services
Special Education 8.1%
English Language Learners 11.0%
Free/Reduced Priced Meals 38.6%
Prior Care EnrollmentSchool Year 2006/07
Pre-K Students 25,674
Full-Day Program 26.3%
Half-Day Program 73.7%
Percent of 4-Year Olds 35.1%
Judy Center Students 8,590
Head Start Students 10,929
Maryland Model for School Readiness
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Full Approaching Developing
Impressive progress.
68% of Maryland kindergartners are fully ready for school, a 19-point statewide increase in school readiness since 2001/02 and a 1-point increase since 2006/07.
Significant gains for those most in need.
4% of Maryland children need considerable support to do kindergarten work, a 3-point reduction in the past 7 years.
Summary of Results, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland Model for School Readiness
Improvements across all Domains of Learning.
Maryland’s children are well-rounded, showing improvements in all seven Domains of Learning.
Kindergartners demonstrate strongest readiness in the areas of:• Physical Development (79%)• The Arts (71%)• Social & Personal Development (68%)• Mathematical Thinking (63%)
By Domains of Learning, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
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All Children Language & Literacy
Early literacy focus results in gains.
The statewide and jurisdictional efforts that focused on early language and literacy yielded large gains in the Language & Literacy Domain of Learning.
58% of Maryland’s kindergartners are fully ready for school, up from 36% in 2001/02.
By Language & Literacy, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland Model for School Readiness
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All Children Scientific Thinking
Children require the most support in the area of Scientific Thinking.
47% of Maryland kindergartners are fully ready in the science domain, up from 24% in 2001/02.
Despite the 23-point gain, over 30,000 children need targeted or considerable support in this area to do kindergarten work.
By Scientific Thinking, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland Model for School Readiness
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All 3rd Graders FARMS 3rd Graders
Non-FARMS 3rd Graders
Achievement Gaps for Low Income Children for 3rd Grade MSA Results
Improved MSA results suggest that improved school readiness results contributed to the narrowing of the achievement gap.
Achievement Gaps for Low Income Children for Third Grade MSA Results
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
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All Children Male Female
In the last 7 years, males and females experienced a 20-point gain in readiness.
74% of female kindergartners are fully ready for school.
While only 63% of males are assessed as fully ready for school, they are within 5 points of the statewide composite.
By Gender, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland Model for School Readiness
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Significant gains made by children from all ethnic backgrounds.
The most progress was made by African American children: 62% are now fully ready for school, up from 37% in 2001/02.
These gains narrowed the disparity between African American children and their white peers from 19 points in 2001/02 to 13 points in 2007/08.
By Ethnicity, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
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All ChildrenLimited English ProficiencyEnglish Proficient
English language learners improve.
English language learners (ELL—children whose first language is not English) experienced a 6-point increase from last year and a 20-point increase in the past 7 years.
ELL also improved in the Language & Literacy domain by 5 points.
Despite these gains, ELL children are less likely to be fully ready than English-proficient children: 55% of ELL children were fully ready for school, compared with 70% of their English-proficient peers.
By English Proficiency, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
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All Children Low-Income Mid/High-Income
Low-income children make gains.
59% of low-income children are fully ready (as indicated by Free and Reduced Price Meal status), up from 34% in 2001/02.
These gains narrowed the disparity between low-income and mid- to high-income children: an 18-point difference in 2001/02 narrowed to a 15-point difference in 2007/08.
By Income, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland Model for School Readiness
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All ChildrenReceiving Special Education ServicesNot Receiving Special Education Services
By Special Education Services, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Children receiving special education services improve.
43% of children receiving Special Education Services were fully ready for school in 2007/08, a 13-point increase from 2001/02.
Children receiving special education services did not improve at the same rate as their peers.
The gap widened, growing from an 18-point difference in 2001/02 to a 28-point difference in 2007/08.
Maryland Model for School Readiness
High-quality early learning opportunities promote school readiness.
Children who were enrolled in pre-K programs (70%), child care centers (72%) and non-public nursery schools (83%) the year prior to kindergarten exhibited higher school readiness levels than those who were at home or in informal care settings (58%) the year prior to kindergarten.
By Prior Care, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
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Maryland Model for School Readiness
Majority of Jurisdictions Gained Ground.
• 22 jurisdictions improved their school readiness percentages from 2001/02.
• 10 jurisdictions experienced 20-point or higher improvements in full readiness in the past seven years, greater than the statewide gain of 19 points.
• 11 jurisdictions—Allegany, Calvert, Caroline, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, and Worcester—met or exceeded the state goal of 75 percent fully ready for school by 2007/08.
• 3 jurisdictions—Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Montgomery Counties—are within 5 points of the statewide goal of 75 percent fully ready for school by 2007/08.
• The largest seven-year gains were made by Baltimore County (41%) and Caroline (37%).
By Jurisdiction, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland Model for School ReadinessBy Jurisdiction, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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Wicomico
Washington
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Montgomery
Kent
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2007/08
2001-2002
Maryland Model for School Readiness
Jurisdiction 2001/02 2006/07 2007/087-YearResult Total K
Maryland 49 67 68 +19 59,455Allegany 66 73 77 +11 659Anne Arundel 51 69 72 +21 5,281Baltimore 32 77 73 +41 7,385Baltimore City 28 58 57 +29 6,124Calvert 48 70 75 +27 1,125Caroline 42 69 79 +37 424Carroll 62 60 63 +1 1,952Cecil 46 53 61 +15 1,149Charles 55 52 46 -9 1,590Dorchester 38 59 61 +23 320Frederick 68 76 76 +8 2,885Garrett 58 81 76 +18 268Harford 69 83 82 +13 2,827Howard 66 71 76 +10 3,230Kent 83 67 81 -2 153Montgomery 61 68 70 +9 9,775Prince George's 36 59 62 +26 8,819Queen Anne's 64 72 89 +25 556Somerset 81 79 78 -3 222St. Mary's 47 70 69 +22 1,238Talbot 52 68 66 +14 325Washington 58 65 69 +11 1,606Wicomico 55 66 66 +11 1,133Worcester 45 68 75 +30 409
By Jurisdiction, School Years 2001/02 to 2007/08
Majority of jurisdictions gain ground.
Over the last seven years, 10 jurisdictions experienced 20-point or higher improvements in full readiness, greater than the statewide gain of 19 points.
Source: Maryland State Department of Education