Brecknock Elementary School
10 South Waverly St
Reading PA, 19607, Berks County
Phone: 610-775-5079
Ranking: 
(889 out of 2,311, top 38%)*
(889 out of 2,311, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Governor Mifflin School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 453 | 431 | 444 | 444 | 487 | 550 | 549 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 17.2% | 85 | 19.7% | 84 | 18.9% | 86 | 19.4% | 91 | 18.7% | 115 | 20.9% | 128 | 23.3% |
| Grade 1: | 109 | 24.1% | 82 | 19.0% | 81 | 18.2% | 82 | 18.5% | 95 | 19.5% | 144 | 26.2% | 143 | 26.0% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 23.2% | 90 | 20.9% | 83 | 18.7% | 99 | 22.3% | 94 | 19.3% | 139 | 25.3% | 151 | 27.5% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 18.3% | 80 | 18.6% | 102 | 23.0% | 94 | 21.2% | 94 | 19.3% | 152 | 27.6% | 127 | 23.1% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 17.2% | 94 | 21.8% | 94 | 21.2% | 83 | 18.7% | 113 | 23.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 246 | 54.3% | 233 | 54.1% | 228 | 51.4% | 224 | 50.5% | 236 | 48.5% | 267 | 48.5% | 284 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 207 | 45.7% | 198 | 45.9% | 216 | 48.6% | 220 | 49.5% | 243 | 49.9% | 275 | 50.0% | 261 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 10.2% | 32 | 7.4% | 19 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.7% | 29 | 5.3% | 21 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 11 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 10 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.2% |
| White: | 385 | 85.0% | 381 | 88.4% | 414 | 93.2% | 417 | 93.9% | 458 | 94.0% | 498 | 90.5% | 508 | 92.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 125 | 27.6% | 83 | 19.3% | 83 | 18.7% | 58 | 13.1% | 76 | 15.6% | 63 | 11.5% | 58 | 10.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 7.1% | 27 | 6.3% | 17 | 3.8% | 23 | 5.2% | 33 | 6.8% | 27 | 4.9% | 32 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.66 | 16.35 | 17.07 | 16.60 | 17.55 | 16.00 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 88.8% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 78.3% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 88.6% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 85.5% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 84.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 77.8% | 74.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 93.4% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 90.3% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 82.8% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 80% | 72.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90.6% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89% | 82.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Brecknock Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.