Mt Penn Elementary School
2310 Cumberland Ave
Reading PA, 19606, Berks County
Phone: 610-779-3547
Ranking: 
(1,896 out of 2,311, bottom 18%)*
(1,896 out of 2,311, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 6
School District: Antietam 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: | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 387 | 387 | 405 | 412 | 430 | 423 | 414 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 78 | 20.2% | 84 | 21.7% | 89 | 22.0% | 67 | 16.3% | 81 | 18.8% | 79 | 18.7% | 97 | 23.4% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 21.4% | 89 | 23.0% | 64 | 15.8% | 81 | 19.7% | 83 | 19.3% | 100 | 23.6% | 71 | 17.1% |
| Grade 4: | 98 | 25.3% | 63 | 16.3% | 75 | 18.5% | 86 | 20.9% | 101 | 23.5% | 74 | 17.5% | 84 | 20.3% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 14.5% | 71 | 18.3% | 79 | 19.5% | 98 | 23.8% | 82 | 19.1% | 84 | 19.9% | 82 | 19.8% |
| Grade 6: | 72 | 18.6% | 80 | 20.7% | 97 | 24.0% | 80 | 19.4% | 82 | 19.1% | 86 | 20.3% | 80 | 19.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 50.1% | 200 | 51.7% | 213 | 52.6% | 219 | 53.2% | 202 | 47.0% | 203 | 48.0% | 209 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 193 | 49.9% | 187 | 48.3% | 192 | 47.4% | 193 | 46.8% | 211 | 49.1% | 208 | 49.2% | 197 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 99 | 25.6% | 83 | 21.4% | 86 | 21.2% | 87 | 21.1% | 73 | 17.0% | 66 | 15.6% | 58 | 14.0% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.6% | 17 | 4.4% | 15 | 3.7% | 20 | 4.9% | 28 | 6.5% | 29 | 6.9% | 35 | 8.5% |
| White: | 259 | 66.9% | 269 | 69.5% | 288 | 71.1% | 290 | 70.4% | 315 | 73.3% | 320 | 75.7% | 314 | 75.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.7% | 17 | 4.4% | 12 | 3.0% | 8 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 148 | 38.2% | 138 | 35.7% | 120 | 29.6% | 136 | 33.0% | 102 | 23.7% | 111 | 26.2% | 96 | 23.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 9.0% | 34 | 8.8% | 41 | 10.1% | 43 | 10.4% | 58 | 13.5% | 43 | 10.2% | 44 | 10.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.38 | 11.55 | 11.41 | 11.14 | 12.65 | 12.10 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 76.9% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 75.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85.5% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 79% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.4% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 40.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 58.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 30.4% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.3% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 62.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 64.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 60.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 55.1% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.7% | 68.5% |
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* Mt Penn Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.