The percentage of Mississippi children considered ready for kindergarten has fallen during the pandemic, according to state test results released Friday.
The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment showed 31.8% of kindergarteners scored kindergarten-ready this year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. That is down from 36.6% in 2019 and 36.1% in 2018. Scores from 2020 were not released.
The test evaluates early literacy skills.