Reports and Data

Texas Public Education and Information Reports (TPEIR)

The Texas Public Education and Information Reports (TPEIR) website provides a variety of reports on Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Programs in Texas. These include general program information (such as enrollment, student demographics, etc.) and student assessment results. The "PK-12" menu option in the main menu of that page includes a dropdown with multiple types of reports that can be accessed by site visitors.

Historical Studies and Reports

Prekindergarten Longitudinal Study:  An analysis of eligible Texas students who participated in public Pre-K in 1999 showed them today persisting in college at a 6.8 percent higher rate than their peers who were eligible, but did not attend public Pre-K

See the High Quality PreK Case Study created by the Texas Comprehensive Center.

During the 84^th Legislative Legislation session, the Legislature passed House Bill 4 (HB 4).  Within HB 4, was a provision requesting a study be conducted to better understand the relationship between quality and class size and student-to-teacher ratios in prekindergarten.

Texas Public Prekindergarten Class Size and Student-to-Teacher Ratio Study (ICF International)(PDF, 1.5 MB)