Evaluating the change effort: Core Results and Benchmarks

CORE RESULT #1: Parents working

• Free/reduced lunch rate
• Unemployment rate
• Average household income*

For data on household income, unemployment and occupation at the county, zip code, school district and other levels of detail, see the Missouri census Basic Tables.


CORE RESULT #2: Children safe in their families, families safe in their communities

• Incidents of domestic violence
• Child abuse and neglect: Investigation – probable cause
• Out of home placement for child abuse and neglect
• Incidents of crime against persons or property
• Unintentional injury/death
• Juvenile crime

For a wide variety of health and safety indicators by county, see county statistics at the Missouri Department of Health web site.


CORE RESULT #3: Young Children Ready to Enter School

• Children “ready to enter” by SEAP examination*

CORE RESULT #4: Children and Youth Succeeding in School

• MAP scores for communications and math
• Births to mothers under 18 years of age

For education indicators by school district--including graduation rates, reading and mathematics levels, and rate of attendance, see school district data at  the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education web site.


CORE RESULT #5: Healthy Children and Families

• Babies with birth weight lower than 5.5 lbs (single births)
• Immunizations by age 2*
• Uninsured children*
• Self-inflicted injuries
• Hospital admissions due to mental disorders
• Alcohol, tobacco and drug use by youth (under 21)*
• Deaths due to alcohol, drugs, or tobacco

CORE RESULT #6: Youth Ready to Enter the Workforce

• Persistence to high school graduation (by 18)
• GED by age 25*
• Students moving on to 2 or 4-year college, technical school, the military, or a job

*Data is not currently available at the county level for this benchmark

Benchmark Descriptions