Kindergarten Readiness
One of DCYF’s child outcome goals is that children should be ready for kindergarten. In the 2023 school year about 67,000 children entered kindergarten in Washington’s public school system. Across all income groups, 55% of children in Washington are ready for kindergarten (as measured by the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills assessment). Children from higher income families are most likely to be ready for kindergarten, while children from middle income and lower income families are ready for kindergarten at lower rates.
Among children from families with incomes above 185% of the federal poverty limit (FPL), 69% were ready for kindergarten. Among children from families with incomes between 110% and 185% of the FPL, 53% were ready for kindergarten. And among children from families with incomes under 110% of the FPL, 45% were ready for kindergarten in all 6 WAKids domains.
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Kindergarten Readiness, by Household Income Group (Relative to Federal Poverty Level), 2025-2026 School Year
Kindergarten Readiness, by Household Income Group (Relative to Federal Poverty Level), 2025-2026 School Year
