Poverty levels are according to NCES definitions, based on the percentage of students eligible for free lunch/reduced-price lunch:
Low poverty = 0-25%
Mid-low poverty = 26-50%
Mid-high poverty = 51-75%
High poverty = 76%+
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U.S. teachers’ opinion on students preparedness for grade-level work 2016
This statistic shows the percentage of teachers who said that many students start the school year academically prepared for grade-level work in the U.S., distinguished by poverty level of school. In 2016, only **% of respondents from high poverty schools said that most of their students start the school year academically prepared for grade-level work.
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Scholastic Inc.. (November 30, 2016). Share of teachers who agree that many students start the school year academically prepared for grade-level work in 2016, by poverty status of school [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/649761/us-teachers-opinion-on-students-preparedness-for-grade-level-work/
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Scholastic Inc.. (2016). Share of teachers who agree that many students start the school year academically prepared for grade-level work in 2016, by poverty status of school. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/649761/us-teachers-opinion-on-students-preparedness-for-grade-level-work/
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Share of teachers who agree that many students start the school year academically prepared for grade-level work in 2016, by poverty status of school [Graph], Scholastic Inc., November 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/649761/us-teachers-opinion-on-students-preparedness-for-grade-level-work/
