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West Reading El Center Middle School
421 Chestnut St
Reading PA, 19611, Berks County
Phone: 610-374-0739
Ranking: 
(613 out of 2,311, top 27%)*
(613 out of 2,311, top 27%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
School District: Wyomissing Area 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: | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 300 | 309 | 208 | 306 | 272 | 270 | 282 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 143 | 47.7% | 153 | 49.5% | 49 | 23.6% | 154 | 50.3% | 140 | 51.5% | 126 | 46.7% | 149 | 52.8% |
| Grade 6: | 157 | 52.3% | 156 | 50.5% | 156 | 75.0% | 152 | 49.7% | 131 | 48.2% | 144 | 53.3% | 133 | 47.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 168 | 56.0% | 153 | 49.5% | 109 | 52.4% | 160 | 52.3% | 142 | 52.2% | 154 | 57.0% | 151 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 132 | 44.0% | 156 | 50.5% | 99 | 47.6% | 146 | 47.7% | 122 | 44.9% | 108 | 40.0% | 127 | 45.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.7% | 12 | 3.9% | 11 | 5.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 6 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 54 | 18.0% | 46 | 14.9% | 15 | 7.2% | 29 | 9.5% | 33 | 12.1% | 33 | 12.2% | 29 | 10.3% |
| Black: | 14 | 4.7% | 13 | 4.2% | 11 | 5.3% | 17 | 5.6% | 12 | 4.4% | 9 | 3.3% | 15 | 5.3% |
| White: | 223 | 74.3% | 235 | 76.1% | 169 | 81.3% | 252 | 82.4% | 224 | 82.4% | 219 | 81.1% | 225 | 79.8% |
| 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 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 29.0% | 93 | 30.1% | 38 | 18.3% | 56 | 18.3% | 43 | 15.8% | 37 | 13.7% | 43 | 15.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 4.0% | 14 | 4.5% | 18 | 8.7% | 14 | 4.6% | 10 | 3.7% | 17 | 6.3% | 11 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.32 | 14.10 | 11.72 | 18.55 | 14.96 | 14.30 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.8% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 84% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.8% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 82.9% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.5% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 88.9% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.4% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.1% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.1% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 68.5% |
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* West Reading El Center Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.