Statewide snapshot of kindergarten readiness

Of the 106,670 Illinois kindergarten students surveyed, 24 percent demonstrated readiness in all three developmental areas - social and emotional, language and literacy, and math cognition.*

• 18 percent reached readiness in two areas

• 17 percent reached readiness in one area

• 42 percent did not reach readiness in any areas

• 49 percent demonstrated readiness in social and emotional

• 44 percent demonstrated readiness in language and literacy

• 30 percent demonstrated readiness in math

* For results by school district, visit isbe.net.

Racial disparities in readinessBlack and Hispanic/Latino students entered kindergarten with lower rates of readiness than Asian and white peers.

• Asian - 32 percent

• Pacific Islander - 29 percent

• White - 29 percent

• Multi-race - 25 percent

• Native American - 21 percent

• Black - 19 percent

• Latino - 13 percent

Other groupingsStudents receiving support through Individual Education Plans (IEP), free and reduced-price meals, and identified as English learners are entering kindergarten behind the state average. Those demonstrating readiness are:

• 11 percent of students with an IEP

• 15 percent of those identified as English learners

• 16 percent of those enrolled in free and reduced-price lunch, which requires low-income eligibility

Source: KIDS data