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PolicyLink and PERE 64 An Equity Profile of Orange County 20% 21% 19% 26% 25% 17% 18% 18% 18% 17% 24% 25% 21% 35% 32% 12% 16% 16% 13% 21% 19% 20% 18% 21% 20% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Physical health and well-being Social competence Emotional maturity Language and cognitive development Communication skills and general knowledge Inequality in kindergarten readiness across the county Latino youth are vulnerable or at risk across multiple domains Readiness 55. Vulnerable or At-Risk Students by EDI Domain and Race/Ethnicity, 2018 The Early Development Index (EDI) is a measure of school readiness based on a survey completed by kindergarten teachers in Orange County public schools that evaluates students across five developmental areas: physical health and well-being, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive development, and communication skills and general knowledge. Latino students were most likely to be evaluated as being vulnerable or at risk across all five developmental areas. In addition, the map below depicts the percentage of students within each neighborhood who are at risk in one or more developmental areas. The highest percentage of children are experiencing risk in one or more developmental areas in neighborhoods within Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Anaheim, Westminster, Santa Ana, and San Clemente. Areas of lower opportunity are concentrated in portions of northern Orange County 56. Early Development Index by Census Tract, 2018 Source: 2018 Early Development Index Data, Orange County Children and Families Commission. Universe includes all public schools that have a kindergarten population, although not all children at these schools participated. Source: 2018 Early Development Index Data, Orange County Children and Families Commission; ESRI, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community. Areas in white have missing data.