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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 2025 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 4,807 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 96% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
19 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
16,421 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
1,064 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Reading School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 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
0.23
0.65
# American Indian Students
11 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
29 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
14,326 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
87%
17%
# Black Students
1,029 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
6%
20%
# White Students
796 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
5%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
228 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
410
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
1,271
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,304
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,366
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,237
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,247
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,148
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,239
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,180
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,240
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,706
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,250
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,024
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
799
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,531 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,508 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$288 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$288 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,531
$23,696
Spending / Student
$17,508
$23,119
Best Reading School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northeast Middle 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
| 922 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Central Middle 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
| 1,708 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Southwest Middle 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
| 652 students
Rank: #44.
Northwest Middle 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
| 827 students
Rank: #55.
Southern Middle 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
| 698 students
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