Comparison Of E.L. Live Births To Kindergarten Enrollment
Projecting Kindergarten from births:
Actual Births Actual Kindergarten
B-YEAR E.L.BIRTHS K-YEAR
KINDERG.
 % Increase  2 Progression Factors:
1998 155 2003 174 12% Actuals:
1999 133 2004 173 30% 5 year average
2000 154 2005 176 14% of actual Kindergarten
2001 132 2006 185 40% enrollments.
2002 134 2007 183 37%
5 YR AVE. 142   178 26% Low Proj. Projections:
Actual Births Projected Kindergarten Actual births X
2003 146 2008 183 26% 5 year average increase.
2004 161 2009 202 26% This is used in school 
2005 151 2010 190 26% districts showing aggressive growth.
2006 n/a 2011   26%
2007 n/a 2012   26%
AVERG 153   192 26% High Proj
Results:
Two different ways of predicting kindergarten enrollment.  
By using 2 ways, one can obtain "actual" and "projected" formula variables for predicting enrollments.
For every 100 births in East Longmeadow, by the time they enroll in kindergarten (age 5) we
enroll 117 kindergarten students due to town growth and migration.
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