School Readiness at Kindergarten Entry

The percentage of kindergarten students who score 690+ on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Star Early Literacy. State law requires screening for all public school kindergarten students within the first 30 days of the school year. Kindergarten teachers use the results to help understand each child's readiness for school and plan lessons to meet individual needs.

Readiness at kindergarten entry greatly impacts future school success.

In 2024, the percentage of School Readiness at Kindergarten Entry in Alachua County was 52.5 compared to Florida at 51. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the third quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the situation occurs less often in about one half of the counties, and it occurs more often in about one quarter of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County

County

Year

School Readiness at Kindergarten Entry, Single Year

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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Education (DOE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

From 2017-2021, screening for school readiness was done with the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS). In 2022-2023, Florida adopted a statewide Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring System known as the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Star Early Literacy. FAST Star Early Literacy now serves as the kindergarten screener. A FAST score of 690 is equivalent to a 500 on the FLKRS.
Data are for school years which vary by school district.
Blank cells indicate data are suppressed by county (school district) and grade if there are fewer than 10 students. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

School Readiness at Kindergarten Entry, Percentage of, Single Year

School Readiness at Kindergarten Entry, Percentage of, Single Year
	Alachua	Florida
Data Year	Percent (%)	Percent (%)
2024	52.5	51.0
2023	48.6	49.2
2022	54.8	50.0
2021	58.4	56.9
2020	56.9	53.4
2019	58.2	52.7
2018	57.5	53.9

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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Education (DOE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

From 2017-2021, screening for school readiness was done with the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS). In 2022-2023, Florida adopted a statewide Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring System known as the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Star Early Literacy. FAST Star Early Literacy now serves as the kindergarten screener. A FAST score of 690 is equivalent to a 500 on the FLKRS.
Data are for school years which vary by school district.
Blank cells indicate data are suppressed by county (school district) and grade if there are fewer than 10 students. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

Florida

Year

School Readiness at Kindergarten Entry, Percent, 2024

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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Education (DOE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

From 2017-2021, screening for school readiness was done with the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS). In 2022-2023, Florida adopted a statewide Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring System known as the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Star Early Literacy. FAST Star Early Literacy now serves as the kindergarten screener. A FAST score of 690 is equivalent to a 500 on the FLKRS.
Data are for school years which vary by school district.
Blank cells indicate data are suppressed by county (school district) and grade if there are fewer than 10 students. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

School Readiness at Kindergarten Entry, Percent, 2024

School Readiness at Kindergarten Entry, Percent, 2024
County	Percent (%)
Florida	51.0
Alachua	52.5
Baker	40.7
Bay	47.3
Bradford	48.6
Brevard	60.8
Broward	50.7
Calhoun	56.3
Charlotte	57.0
Citrus	43.6
Clay	59.5
Collier	43.5
Columbia	52.1
Miami-Dade	49.5
DeSoto	25.6
Dixie	55.1
Duval	45.8
Escambia	49.5
Flagler	53.2
Franklin	40.0
Gadsden	45.3
Gilchrist	49.0
Glades	55.6
Gulf	39.6
Hamilton	37.1
Hardee	34.2
Hendry	54.4
Hernando	50.5
Highlands	45.0
Hillsborough	52.0
Holmes	40.5
Indian River	55.4
Jackson	41.1
Jefferson	26.4
Lafayette	38.0
Lake	56.6
Lee	49.1
Leon	53.5
Levy	48.2
Liberty	52.3
Madison	52.4
Manatee	51.6
Marion	49.2
Martin	58.8
Monroe	50.1
Nassau	53.0
Okaloosa	47.7
Okeechobee	39.1
Orange	49.8
Osceola	44.9
Palm Beach	49.5
Pasco	56.8
Pinellas	58.4
Polk	44.0
Putnam	44.7
St. Johns	68.6
St. Lucie	46.9
Santa Rosa	59.2
Sarasota	57.1
Seminole	63.7
Sumter	55.0
Suwannee	44.5
Taylor	59.0
Union	45.9
Volusia	51.2
Wakulla	54.1
Walton	49.1
Washington	49.8

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Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Education (DOE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

From 2017-2021, screening for school readiness was done with the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS). In 2022-2023, Florida adopted a statewide Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring System known as the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Star Early Literacy. FAST Star Early Literacy now serves as the kindergarten screener. A FAST score of 690 is equivalent to a 500 on the FLKRS.
Data are for school years which vary by school district.
Blank cells indicate data are suppressed by county (school district) and grade if there are fewer than 10 students. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

5/8/2024 1:37:55 AM

Data Note(s)

Data Source: Florida Department of Education (DOE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

From 2017-2021, screening for school readiness was done with the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS). In 2022-2023, Florida adopted a statewide Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring System known as the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Star Early Literacy. FAST Star Early Literacy now serves as the kindergarten screener. A FAST score of 690 is equivalent to a 500 on the FLKRS.
Data are for school years which vary by school district.
Blank cells indicate data are suppressed by county (school district) and grade if there are fewer than 10 students. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
This is secondary, quantitative data.

		Florida Department of Health Bureau of Community Health Assessment Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management


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