Use of the DRDP assessment in TK increased notably to 34% of LEAs while LEA-developed assessment use fell from 66% to 44%¶

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q2 i? DRDP use in TK rose from 20% in 2022–23 to 34% in 2024–25, while LEA-developed benchmark and report card use dropped from 66% to 44%. → Wang 2026

Evidence¶

Wang 2026¶

Wang, V. (2026). California's universal prekindergarten implementation, 2024–25. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/540.887

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Descriptive survey results on TK assessments (Table 5). LEA-developed assessments remained most common but fell from 66% in 2022–23 to 44% in 2024–25; about 1 in 10 LEAs used no common TK assessment. The DRDP is an observational assessment across multiple domains.

"Use of the DRDP, on the other hand, has increased notably statewide, with over one third of LEAs (34%) using it in TK in 2024–25."

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