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Reading School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 5,102 students in Reading School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in Reading School District have an average math proficiency score of 3% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
19 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
17,185 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
1,044 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Reading School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has increased from 67% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#625 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
57%
Graduation Rate
72%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.64
# American Indian Students
14 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
27 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
14,886 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
87%
16%
# Black Students
1,115 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
6%
21%
# White Students
868 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
5%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
269 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
430
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
1,271
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,398
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,266
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,291
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,214
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,272
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,248
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,282
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,300
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,625
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,599
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,083
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
906
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,752 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,729 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$288 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$288 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,752
$23,649
Spending / Student
$16,729
$23,073
Best Reading School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northeast Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1216 N 13th St
Reading, PA 19604
(610) 371-5774
Reading, PA 19604
(610) 371-5774
Grades: 5-8
| 938 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Central Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
215 North 12th St
Reading, PA 19604
(484) 258-7365
Reading, PA 19604
(484) 258-7365
Grades: 5-8
| 1,865 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Southwest Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
300 Chestnut St
Reading, PA 19602
(610) 371-5934
Reading, PA 19602
(610) 371-5934
Grades: 5-8
| 671 students
Rank: #44.
Northwest Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1000 N Front St
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 371-5772
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 371-5772
Grades: 5-8
| 869 students
Rank: #55.
Southern Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
931 Chestnut St
Reading, PA 19602
(610) 371-5803
Reading, PA 19602
(610) 371-5803
Grades: 5-8
| 759 students
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