School Readiness Scores

School Readiness Scores measures the percentage of kindergarteners that have basic skills necessary to succeed in 1st grade. Higher percentages are better than lower percentages. School readiness data are collected through in-school assessments; however the practice of collecting this data is not universal. Information about school readiness scores for the entire City is available here.

How prepared children are for kindergarten can indicate how well their home environment and community services supported their early childhood development. Being enrolled in preschool, or early childhood education, has positive health benefits such as stronger cognitive and physical development. It is also related to school and employment outcomes, which contribute to improved physical health. Early childhood education in the first five years of life has positive effects on health and well-being up to three decades later. Mothers who had early childhood education are more likely to have healthier pregnancies and babies. School Readiness Scores is included in the Educational Opportunities Domain.

Data is not available by neighborhood in Minneapolis.

Neighborhoodsort ascending Indicator Value Rank
Windom Park -% -
Windom -% -
Willard - Hay -% -
Whittier -% -
West Calhoun -% -
Wenonah -% -
Webber - Camden -% -
Waite Park -% -
Victory -% -
Ventura Village -% -
University of Minnesota -% -
Tangletown -% -
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) -% -
Steven's Square - Loring Heights -% -
Standish -% -
St. Anthony West -% -
St. Anthony East -% -
Shingle Creek -% -
Sheridan -% -
Seward -% -
Regina -% -
Prospect Park - East River Road -% -
Powderhorn Park -% -
Phillips West -% -
Page -% -
Northrop -% -
Northeast Park -% -
North Loop -% -
Nicollet Island - East Bank -% -
Near - North -% -
Morris Park -% -
Minnehaha -% -
Midtown Phillips -% -
Mid - City Industrial -% -
McKinley -% -
Marshall Terrace -% -
Marcy Holmes -% -
Lynnhurst -% -
Lyndale -% -
Lowry Hill East -% -
Lowry Hill -% -
Loring Park -% -
Longfellow -% -
Logan Park -% -
Linden Hills -% -
Lind - Bohanon -% -
King Field -% -
Kenwood -% -
Kenny -% -
Keewaydin -% -
Jordan -% -
Humboldt Industrial Area -% -
Howe -% -
Holland -% -
Hiawatha -% -
Hawthorne -% -
Harrison -% -
Hale -% -
Fulton -% -
Folwell -% -
Field -% -
Ericsson -% -
Elliot Park -% -
East Phillips -% -
East Isles -% -
East Harriet -% -
East Calhoun (ECCO) -% -
Downtown West -% -
Downtown East -% -
Diamond Lake -% -
Corcoran -% -
Cooper -% -
Como -% -
Columbia Park -% -
Cleveland -% -
Central -% -
Cedar Riverside -% -
Cedar - Isles - Dean -% -
Camden Industrial -% -
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) -% -
Bryn - Mawr -% -
Bryant -% -
Bottineau -% -
Beltrami -% -
Bancroft -% -
Audubon Park -% -
Armatage -% -

Key Citations:

  1. 1. Karoly LA. Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise. RAND Corporation, 2005.
  2. 2. Lesnick, Joy, et al. "Reading on grade level in third grade: How is it related to high school performance and college enrollment." Chicago: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago (2010).
  3. 3. McKey, Ruth Hubbell. "The Impact of Head Start on Children, Families and Communities. Final Report of the Head Start Evaluation, Synthesis and Utilization Project." (1985).
  4. 4.Schweinhart L, Montie J, 2004. The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study to Age 40. High/Scope Educational Research Foundation. High/Scope Educational Research Foundation. Accessed on December 21, 2012: Available here