ECLS-K:2011 Public-Use Kindergarten-Fourth Grade Data File and Electronic Codebook

Title:	ECLS-K:2011 Public-Use Kindergarten-Fourth Grade Data File and Electronic Codebook
Description:	The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011) is a longitudinal study following a nationally representative sample of students from their kindergarten year to the spring of 2016, when most of the students are expected to be in fifth grade. This public-use data file includes information collected during the fall and spring of the 2010-11 school year, when all of the students were in kindergarten; the fall and spring of the 2011-12 school year, when most of the students were in first grade; the fall and spring of the 2012-13 school year, when most of the students were in second grade; the spring of 2014, when most of the students were in third grade; and the spring of 2015, when most of the students were in fourth grade. The file includes information collected from the students, their parents/guardians, their teachers, and their school administrators in each year of the study. It also includes information collected in the spring of 2011 from their kindergarten-year before- and after-school care providers.
Online Availability:	The public-use data are available for download on the ECLS Data Products page.
Cover Date:	March 2018
Web Release:	March 27, 2018
Publication #:	NCES 2018033
Center/Program:	NCES
Type of Product:	Data File
Survey/Program Areas:	Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)
Keywords:	Achievement Achievement (Student) • mathematics • reading • science Before and After School Care Body Mass Index Child Care Childhood Obesity Children's Well-being Early Childhood Education Elementary Education English Language Learners (ELL) Kindergarten Longitudinal Studies Parental Involvement in Education Reading • beginning reading Special Education Student Outcomes Students with Disabilities
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Data File, please contact: Jill McCarroll.