Fewer Prince George’s County students were prepared for school when they entered kindergarten last fall than in 2010, even as “kindergarten readiness” increased across Maryland, according to a report from the State Education Department.

Assessments of Prince George’s kindergarteners by their teachers suggest that 77 percent of students were fully ready to begin school, down from 79 percent in the previous school year. Statewide, 83 percent of kindergarteners hit the ground running, up from 81 percent.