Thirteenth & Union Elementary School
1600 North 13th St
Reading PA, 19604, Berks County
Phone: 610-371-5795
Ranking: 
(2,180 out of 2,495, bottom 13%)*
(2,180 out of 2,495, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 53 | 53 | 54 | |||
| Total Students: | 1,035 | 1,005 | 953 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 8.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 324 | 31.3% | 306 | 30.4% | 201 | 21.1% |
| Grade 1: | 139 | 13.4% | 148 | 14.7% | 146 | 15.3% |
| Grade 2: | 138 | 13.3% | 149 | 14.8% | 125 | 13.1% |
| Grade 3: | 152 | 14.7% | 136 | 13.5% | 141 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 139 | 13.4% | 147 | 14.6% | 126 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 143 | 13.8% | 119 | 11.8% | 136 | 14.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 534 | 51.6% | 517 | 51.4% | 493 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 493 | 47.6% | 480 | 47.8% | 456 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 772 | 74.6% | 720 | 71.6% | 664 | 69.7% |
| Black | 107 | 10.3% | 111 | 11.0% | 96 | 10.1% |
| White: | 150 | 14.5% | 164 | 16.3% | 183 | 19.2% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 755 | 72.9% | 497 | 49.5% | 483 | 50.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 8.2% | 78 | 7.8% | 71 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.44 | 19.10 | 17.50 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 67% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 62.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 65.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 67.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 74.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 69.3% | 83.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 42% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 46% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 53.2% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 59.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 54.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 54.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 56.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 55.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 59.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 63.1% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 68% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 73.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 73.9% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 42.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 48.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 48.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 50.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 51.9% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 52.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 54.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 60.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 59.7% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 38.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 43.4% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 51% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 47.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 55.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 56.5% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61.6% | 76.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 31.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 36.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 41.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 36.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 32.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 39.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 38.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 42% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 47.4% | 67.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 34.8% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 31.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 24.8% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 26% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 31% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 35.8% | 67.1% |
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* Thirteenth & Union 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.