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Northwest Middle School
1000 North Front St
Reading PA, 19601, Berks County
Phone: 610-371-5772
Ranking: 
(2,003 out of 2,311, bottom 13%)*
(2,003 out of 2,311, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 7
School District: Reading 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: | 43 | 45 | 54 | 58 | 59 | 68 | 66 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 656 | 638 | 687 | 743 | 698 | 832 | 883 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 347 | 52.9% | 300 | 47.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 145 | 17.4% | 197 | 22.3% |
| Grade 7: | 309 | 47.1% | 338 | 53.0% | 352 | 51.2% | 371 | 49.9% | 370 | 53.0% | 338 | 40.6% | 330 | 37.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 345 | 52.6% | 338 | 53.0% | 364 | 53.0% | 386 | 52.0% | 339 | 48.6% | 409 | 49.2% | 437 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 311 | 47.4% | 300 | 47.0% | 323 | 47.0% | 357 | 48.0% | 351 | 50.3% | 415 | 49.9% | 442 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 529 | 80.6% | 495 | 77.6% | 523 | 76.1% | 583 | 78.5% | 533 | 76.4% | 620 | 74.5% | 652 | 73.8% |
| Black: | 77 | 11.7% | 90 | 14.1% | 103 | 15.0% | 110 | 14.8% | 111 | 15.9% | 144 | 17.3% | 160 | 18.1% |
| White: | 33 | 5.0% | 40 | 6.3% | 41 | 6.0% | 44 | 5.9% | 50 | 7.2% | 65 | 7.8% | 64 | 7.2% |
| 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: | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 16 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 594 | 90.5% | 576 | 90.3% | 613 | 89.2% | 657 | 88.4% | 603 | 86.4% | 757 | 91.0% | 733 | 83.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 3.8% | 23 | 3.6% | 33 | 4.8% | 34 | 4.6% | 57 | 8.2% | 72 | 8.7% | 75 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.32 | 14.23 | 12.76 | 12.74 | 11.76 | 12.30 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 49.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 43.3% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 45.9% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 59% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 44.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 35.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 38.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 41.6% | 67.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 57.1% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 54.9% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.3% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 62.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 71.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66.4% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 62% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 45.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 45.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 48.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 49.8% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 50.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 48.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 50% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 29.1% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 38.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 56.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 48.5% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.6% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 56% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 58.8% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 64.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.8% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 60.8% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 36.5% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 47.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 45.1% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 50.1% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 56.1% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 62.4% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 62.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 58.5% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 55% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 17.1% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 20.5% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 24.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 24.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 23.5% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 35.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 41% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | 28% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 37.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 45.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 34.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 33.4% | 72.7% |
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* Northwest Middle 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.