Kindergarten - Grade 3

PreKindergarten Experience

The spreadsheet linked below provides annual district-level percentages of kindergarteners with a prekindergarten experience. The calculation for these percentages is the number of kindergarteners reported as having a prekindergarten experience divided by the total number of kindergarten students reported as of October 1. These data are reported to the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) by the school districts. Due to smaller enrollments, some smaller districts experience large shifts in the percentage of kindergarteners with a prekindergarten experience. For this reason, caution should be exercised with the use of these data.

• PreKindergarten Experience 2007-08 to 2023-24

Kindergarten Entrance Inventory

Kindergarten teachers utilize the kindergarten entrance inventory (KEI) to rate the skills of each entering student on six learning domains: language; literacy; numeracy; physical/motor; creative/aesthetic; and personal/social. For each domain, the teacher classifies the student in one of three performance levels which denotes if a student requires substantial instructional support (Level 1), some support (Level 2) or minimal support (Level 3), in that particular area.

• KEI Overview
• KEI Documents/Forms
• KEI Results 2014-15 to 2024-25

Research-based Literacy Universal Screening Assessments for Grades K-3

Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 10-14t, the Connecticut State Board of Education Approved Menu of Research-based K-3 Literacy Universal Screening Assessments is available for use by all public school districts (e.g., local and regional boards of education, regional educational service centers, charter schools, and Approved Private Special Education Programs), serving students in Kindergarten to Grade 3, inclusive. For additional information on K-3 Literacy Assessments please visit the CSDE K-3 Literacy Assessment webpage. The CSDE will be collecting data for these assessments starting in the 2025-2026 school year. Legacy K-3 reading assessment data for priority school districts only for the 2015-16 K-3 Reading Assessment Results (.xlsx) are available.