Authors: Iszy Hirschtritt Licht, Callie Slevin, Kylie Klein

From the infographic: "Five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers, policymakers, and educators must consider how the  pandemic crisis impacted different student cohorts. This chart tracks the educational grade levels for four key student cohorts from the initial SY 2019–20: 9th graders, 6th graders, kindergarteners, and children born during initial COVID school year."

Suggested citation: 

Licht, I., Slevin, C. & Klein, K. (2025). COVID-19 Pandemic: What grade were students in when the COVID-19 pandemic began? Where are they now? RESTART Network. American Institutes for Research: Arlington, VA. Retrieved from: Preparing for Educational Disruptions: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.