Reading School District
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Reading.
At a glance
16,423Students enrolled
19Schools
$16,836Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
Academic performanceDistrict vs PA
Math proficiency9%
State average 37.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)71%
State average 87.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$16,836
per student each year · 23% below the PA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
17,491’20
17,812’21
17,185’22
16,421’23
16,423’24
Students
Hispanic · 88%14,422
Black · 6%982
White · 5%743
Two or more races · 1%226
Asian · 0%36
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%11
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools19 in district
Amanda E Stout El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 758 students · Reading
DPublicRiverside El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 694 students · Reading
DPublicThirteenth & Union El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 641 students · Reading
DPublicLauers Park El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 615 students · Reading
DPublicMillmont El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 590 students · Reading
C-PublicTenth & Green El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 564 students · Reading
D-PublicSixteenth & Haak El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 527 students · Reading
DPublicNorthwest El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 496 students · Reading
DPublicThirteenth & Green El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 477 students · Reading
DPublicTwelfth & Marion El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 459 students · Reading
DPublicTyson-Schoener El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 408 students · Reading
DPublicTenth & Penn El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 345 students · Reading
D-PublicGlenside El SchElementary · Grades PK–4 · 261 students · Reading
C-PublicCentral MSMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 1,785 students · Reading
DPublicNortheast MSMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 868 students · Reading
DPublicNorthwest MSMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 821 students · Reading
DPublicSouthern MSMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 661 students · Reading
DPublicSouthwest MSMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 574 students · Reading
DPublicReading SHSHigh · Grades 9–12 · 4,879 students · Reading
C-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.