| # of children under age 6
|
# |
|
| # of preschool-aged (3-5 yrs) children
|
# |
|
| % of children under age 6 living below the poverty line1
|
% |
|
| % of children under age 6 with all parents in the labor force
|
% |
|
| % of preschool-aged children (3-4 yrs) enrolled in a formal early education program2 |
% |
70.0% |
| # of eligible children on a waiting list to receive a child care subsidy from EEC
|
# |
22,116
|
| # of preschool-age (2.9-5 yrs) eligible children on a waiting list to receive a child care subsidy from EEC
|
# |
6,465
|
| # of public school preschool programs
|
# |
479
|
| # of licensed center-based programs
|
# |
2,202
|
| # of licensed family child care providers
|
# |
7,871
|
| # of early education programs that are Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergerten (UPK) Classroom Quality grantees
|
# |
277 |
| % of third graders who score proficient or above in reading on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
|
% |
|
| % of students graduating high school within four years
|
% |
|
| % of students who are African American |
% |
8.2% |
| % of students who are Asian |
% |
5.3% |
| % of students who are Hispanic |
% |
14.8% |
| % of students identified as low-income1
|
% |
|
| % of children whose first language is not English
|
% |
|
| % of students receiving special education services
|
% |
|
| % of public school kindergarteners attending full-day kindergarten |
% |
77.0% |
| # of full-day kindergarten classrooms supported by the state's Quality Full-Day Kindergarten grant |
# |
2,254 |
