Kindergarten Readiness

Sources: Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (2022). Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) [2021-2022]. & U.S. Census Bureau (2022). American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS).
Notes: The federal poverty level (FPL) is a measure of income used by the government to determine eligibility for certain federal programs. FPL is based on annual income and household size. For example, in 2023 the FPL for a family of four in the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) is $30,000. For each additional person in the household, add $5,140. Programs like Head Start and the National School Lunch Program use these federal poverty guidelines to determine eligibility in their programs. Some programs determine financial eligibility based on the percentage of FPL (i.e., if a family/household makes less than 110 percent, 130 percent, or greater than 185 percent of the FPL, they may be eligible for certain programs), as seen in this chart above. For more information on the FPL and poverty guidelines, see https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines.