Pre-pandemic, 51% of Sacramento County’s children could not read at grade-level. Post-pandemic, we can expect to see the literacy crisis deepen with estimated rates of 60%-70% of children not reading at grade-level.

Sacramento’s literacy crisis is deepening. Our children’s skills are sliding backward: our literacy programs, our schools, and our libraries are only able to offer limited programming and resources.

The literacy crisis in Sacramento threatens to drastically impact this generation of children, their future and the future of our city. Sacramento’s literacy crisis requires bold action and massive public awareness. Join us!

We publish an annual report card that measures literacy rates of Sacramento County students attending public schools. Read the 2021 Literacy Report Card.