Montgomery County Kindergarten Readiness Data
The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) is a developmentally appropriate assessment tool administered to incoming public-school kindergarteners during the first weeks of school. The KRA determines if students have the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to be successful in kindergarten.
In the 2022-23 school year, Montgomery County administered the KRA using a Census-based administration of all kindergarteners by their teachers, joining all other jurisdictions in Maryland. Historically, Montgomery County used a random sample approach. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no KRA data for the 2020-21 school year.
Explore the Data
Enrollment Data
Kindergarten Enrollment by School Year
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Kindergarten Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Kindergarten Enrollment by Subgroup
Direct Certified: Children who are Direct Certified include children receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or are experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or are migrants or considered runaways. Direct certification status does not represent all children who are living in poverty because not all eligible families access these services.
Identified Disabilities: Children with Identified Disabilities are those with an identified disability and receive services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
English Learners: Children who are English Learners include Multilingual students or are students who speak a language other than English at home.
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Readiness Data
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment by Level of Readiness
A child assessed with the KRA is identified as at one of the following levels. The chart below represents the percent of all students demonstrating various levels of readiness by school year.
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Description of Readiness Levels:
Demonstrating Readiness: A child demonstrates the foundational skills and behaviors that prepare them for curriculum based on the kindergarten standards.
Approaching Readiness: A child exhibits some of the foundational skills and behaviors that prepare them for curriculum based on the kindergarten standards.
Emerging Readiness: A child displays minimal foundational skills and behaviors that prepare them for curriculum based on the kindergarten standards.
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment by Domain
Average score compared to total possible score (298 Social Foundation, Language & Literacy, and Mathematics; 293 for Physical Well-being) for in each domain.
Note: The scale represents the total possible score for each domain. The average score is the average value across all students in each domain.
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment by Race/Ethnicity
*Fewer than 25 kindergarteners or less than 1% assessed.
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment by Student Subgroup
Source: Maryland State Department of Education
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment By Jurisdiction
Readiness Across Maryland Jurisdictions in 2023 - percent of all students demonstrating readiness.
| Jurisdiction | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland (State) | 39% | 41% | 50% | - | 35% | 41% |
| Allegany | 48% | 48% | 46% | - | 40% | 48% |
| Anne Arundel | 41% | 39% | 37% | - | 25% | 39% |
| Baltimore City | 47% | 49% | 48% | - | 37% | 49% |
| Baltimore County | 52% | 45% | 51% | - | 38% | 45% |
| Calvert | 45% | 45% | 55% | - | 49% | 45% |
| Caroline | 59% | 61% | 59% | - | 54% | 61% |
| Carroll | 42% | 32% | 44% | - | 34% | 32% |
| Cecil | 39% | 40% | 44% | - | 37% | 40% |
| Charles | 44% | 40% | 44% | - | 29% | 40% |
| Dorchester | 54% | 59% | 57% | - | 50% | 59% |
| Frederick | 61% | 55% | 53% | - | 44% | 55% |
| Garrett | 45% | 43% | 45% | - | 41% | 43% |
| Harford | 54% | 56% | 57% | - | 54% | 56% |
| Howard | 62% | 53% | 54% | - | 53% | 53% |
| Kent | 45% | 47% | 47% | - | 40% | 47% |
| Montgomery | 47% | 54% | 53% | - | 46% | 54% |
| Prince George's | 34% | 39% | 35% | - | 28% | 39% |
| Queen Anne's | 48% | 57% | 48% | - | 41% | 57% |
| Saint Mary's | 42% | 42% | 45% | - | 39% | 42% |
| Somerset | 57% | 60% | 63% | - | 40% | 60% |
| Talbot | 45% | 42% | 43% | - | 41% | 42% |
| Washington | 37% | 43% | 44% | - | 42% | 43% |
| Wicomico | 47% | 41% | 43% | - | 33% | 41% |
| Worcester | 56% | 66% | 64% | - | 62% | 66% |
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