Reading School District

Summary:

The Reading School District in Pennsylvania consists of 19 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 558 out of 610 in the state and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While the majority of schools in the district are struggling, a few standout schools are performing better than the district and state averages. Thirteenth & Green Elementary School consistently demonstrates high performance on PSSA tests, with 32.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 67% proficient or better in Science. Lauers Park Elementary School also shows strong performance, with 25.4% of students proficient or better in Math and 28.4% proficient or better in English Language Arts. Additionally, Glenside Elementary School excels in Science, with 64.9% of students proficient or better, well above the district and state averages.

However, the district and its schools generally perform well below the state averages on Keystone Exams and PSSA tests. For example, on the Keystone Exam for Algebra I, the district scored 11.8% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 41.6%. On the PSSA Math test, the district-wide average was 9.4% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 40.4%. Additionally, the majority of schools in the district have 100% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

District Detail

800 Washington St
Reading, PA 19601-3616

(610) 371-5611

SchoolDigger Rank:
558^th of 610 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 16,421

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tenth & Penn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	955 Penn St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 320-6994	365	38	9.6	100.0%	16 (4.4%)	17 (4.7%)	325 (89.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	7.3	1408^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.7%		6.6	1430^th of 1534 public elementary schools	6.8%	22				13.0	19.6					16.6	47.5		47.5	24.5	14.7					19.3	$00	$00	$00
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 S 5th St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5951	384	32	12.0	100.0%	22 (5.7%)	19 (4.9%)	338 (88.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	13.5	1309^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.2%		9.3	1368^th of 1534 public elementary schools	10.8%	59				29.9	11.1					22.3	53.3		53.3	35.8	20.0					29.5	$00	$00	$00
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1600 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5795	644	43	14.9	100.0%	43 (6.7%)	28 (4.3%)	548 (85.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	11.1	1344^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.9%		10	1360^th of 1534 public elementary schools	11.3%	16				24.0	15.7					19.9	49.5		49.5	34.7	20.8					27.9	$00	$00	$00
Amanda E Stout Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	321 S 10th St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5815	738	54	13.6	100.0%	33 (4.5%)	49 (6.6%)	645 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	6.3	1429^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.4%		4.5	1493^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	2.7%	64				6.7	8.5					7.7	53.8		53.8	19.4	17.7					18.5	$00	$00	$00
Glenside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Lackawanna St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5913	263	21	12.5	100.0%	6 (2.3%)	17 (6.5%)	230 (87.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	16.5	1265^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.1%		7.7	1404^th of 1534 public elementary schools	8.5%	139				5.0	18.9					11.7	64.9		64.9	35.0	35.1					35.1	$00	$00	$00
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Centre Avenue	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5896	692	46	15.0	100.0%	34 (4.9%)	49 (7.1%)	598 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	6.5	1427^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.5%		4.3	1501^st of 1534 public elementary schools	2.2%	74				18.2	9.3					13.7	39.0		39.0	31.0	12.0					21.3	$00	$00	$00
Lauers Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	251 N 2nd St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5960	566	38	14.8	100.0%	38 (6.7%)	23 (4.1%)	498 (88.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	14.2	1294^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.2%		11.4	1334^th of 1534 public elementary schools	13.0%	40				22.7	28.4					25.4	54.8		54.8	28.4	28.4					28.4	$00	$00	$00
Southern Middle School	Public	5-8	931 Chestnut St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5803	698	53	13.1	100.0%	25 (3.6%)	68 (9.7%)	593 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	7.6	836^th of 891 public middle schools	6.2%		8.1	829^th of 893 public middle schools	7.2%	7						4.3	3.5	3.5	5.3	4.2		15.9	15.9			19.0	14.5	16.8	16.5	16.6	$00	$00	$00
Northwest Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 N Front St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5772	827	55	15.0	100.0%	37 (4.5%)	52 (6.3%)	733 (88.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	10.5	789^th of 891 public middle schools	11.4%		9	810^th of 893 public middle schools	9.3%	21						6.5	10.4	4.9	8.0	7.4		16.2	16.2			20.3	26.3	13.5	19.4	19.9	$00	$00	$00
Northeast Middle School	Public	5-8	1216 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5774	922	63	14.6	100.1%	40 (4.3%)	48 (5.2%)	820 (88.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	13.1	758^th of 891 public middle schools	14.9%		13	756^th of 893 public middle schools	15.3%	2						14.4	6.6	8.0	4.3	8.3		23.1	23.1			20.9	27.7	28.8	26.1	25.8	$00	$00	$00
Reading Senior High School	Public	9-12	801 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5705	4,779	254	18.8	100.4%	179 (3.7%)	346 (7.2%)	4,163 (87.1%)	9 (0.2%)	2 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	79 (1.7%)	10.4	597^th of 686 public high schools	13.0%		11.6	592^nd of 674 public high schools	12.2%	5	12.0	21.0	36.1																		$00	$00	$00
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 N 12th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5788	492	35	14.0	100.0%	19 (3.9%)	16 (3.3%)	450 (91.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	10.6	1351^st of 1526 public elementary schools	11.5%		13.2	1297^th of 1534 public elementary schools	15.4%	54				6.4	22.7					14.4	64.0		64.0	15.4	17.3					16.4	$00	$00	$00
Tenth & Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N 10th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5756	577	37	15.5	100.0%	31 (5.4%)	25 (4.3%)	518 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	14.1	1298^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.9%		7.5	1409^th of 1534 public elementary schools	8.1%	111				21.7	19.1					20.2	59.1		59.1	40.9	16.2					27.1	$00	$00	$00
Thirteenth & Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5766	495	32	15.4	100.0%	26 (5.3%)	17 (3.4%)	443 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	18	1245^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.4%		11.4	1336^th of 1534 public elementary schools	12.9%	91				15.7	21.6					19.0	67.0		67.0	33.8	31.4					32.5	$00	$00	$00
Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 Haak St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5760	520	32	16.2	100.0%	53 (10.2%)	43 (8.3%)	413 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	12.2	1327^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.0%		8.2	1390^th of 1534 public elementary schools	9.4%	63				20.5	14.3					17.2	62.6		62.6	29.5	18.7					23.7	$00	$00	$00
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	820 Clinton Street	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5904	501	37	13.5	100.6%	16 (3.2%)	27 (5.4%)	451 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	13.2	1314^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.9%		11	1340^th of 1534 public elementary schools	12.6%	26				29.5	14.0					21.3	63.9		63.9	24.1	17.4					20.6	$00	$00	$00
Central Middle School	Public	5-8	215 North 12th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 258-7365	1,708	111	15.3	100.0%	76 (4.4%)	92 (5.4%)	1,520 (89.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.0%)	9.1	810^th of 891 public middle schools	9.1%		9.8	801^st of 893 public middle schools	10.3%	9						6.9	2.7	5.5	2.3	4.3		23.6	23.6			15.1	19.1	21.8	19.6	18.8	$00	$00	$00
Millmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Summit Avenue	Reading	19611	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5853	598	39	15.3	100.0%	69 (11.5%)	50 (8.4%)	465 (77.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	10.7	1349^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.5	1367^th of 1534 public elementary schools	10.9%	18				6.2	21.3					14.2	61.1		61.1	11.6	24.0					18.3	$00	$00	$00
Southwest Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Chestnut St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5934	652	44	14.8	100.0%	33 (5.1%)	43 (6.6%)	575 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.4	804^th of 891 public middle schools	9.8%		8.7	816^th of 893 public middle schools	8.6%	12						8.9	5.0	5.0	1.5	5.0		19.1	19.1			14.1	22.8	21.8	22.0	20.4	$00	$00	$00

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
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