Stand-alone TK classrooms increased to 77% of TK classrooms in 2023–24 while TK–kindergarten combination classes fell to 20%¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Between 2022–23 and 2023–24, the share of stand-alone TK classrooms rose from 69% to 77%, and TK–kindergarten combination classes fell from 28% to 20%. → Wang 2025

Evidence¶

Wang 2025¶

Wang, V., Melnick, H., Leung-Gagné, M., Parker, S., & Wechsler, M. (2025). California's universal prekindergarten implementation progress, 2023–24. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/600.551

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Survey of LEAs covering 9,520 TK classrooms statewide, reported in the TK Service Delivery Models section and Figure 2. The report states LEAs "offered a higher percentage of stand-alone TK classrooms and a lower percentage of TK–kindergarten combination classes."

"In 2023–24, over three fourths (77%) of TK classrooms in the state were TK stand-alone classes, compared to 69% in 2022–23. fewer TK classrooms were TK–kindergarten combination classes, 20% in 2023–24, compared to 28% in 2022–23."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• TK enrollment grew from 88,883 children in 2019–20 to 151,491 in 2023–24, while the share of eligible 4-year-olds enrolled declined to 59% — related
• Nearly all California LEAs offered TK in 2023–24, with 85% offering it at all elementary sites, up from 81% the prior year — related
• There was no common model for how LEAs planned to structure TK classes, with many planning stand-alone classes and many others combination classes — reports the opposite
• Nearly half of California's UPK classrooms were stand-alone TK classes, but small LEAs were far less able to offer stand-alone TK than medium and large LEAs — related