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Whitfield Elementary School
2700 Van Reed Rd
Reading PA, 19609, Berks County
Phone: 610-670-0180
Ranking: 
(633 out of 2,311, top 27%)*
(633 out of 2,311, top 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wilson 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: | 39 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 489 | 507 | 604 | 572 | 643 | 625 | 615 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 15.3% | 64 | 12.6% | 95 | 15.7% | 92 | 16.1% | 78 | 12.1% | 93 | 14.9% | 97 | 15.8% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 12.3% | 84 | 16.6% | 100 | 16.6% | 88 | 15.4% | 101 | 15.7% | 96 | 15.4% | 83 | 13.5% |
| Grade 2: | 82 | 16.8% | 89 | 17.6% | 93 | 15.4% | 101 | 17.7% | 100 | 15.6% | 83 | 13.3% | 84 | 13.7% |
| Grade 3: | 92 | 18.8% | 82 | 16.2% | 106 | 17.5% | 104 | 18.2% | 90 | 14.0% | 84 | 13.4% | 76 | 12.4% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 17.2% | 95 | 18.7% | 114 | 18.9% | 93 | 16.3% | 88 | 13.7% | 85 | 13.6% | 95 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 96 | 19.6% | 93 | 18.3% | 96 | 15.9% | 94 | 16.4% | 90 | 14.0% | 93 | 14.9% | 93 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 261 | 53.4% | 261 | 51.5% | 307 | 50.8% | 287 | 50.2% | 343 | 53.3% | 323 | 51.7% | 317 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 228 | 46.6% | 246 | 48.5% | 297 | 49.2% | 285 | 49.8% | 292 | 45.4% | 289 | 46.2% | 294 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 15 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.0% | 20 | 3.3% | 16 | 2.8% | 19 | 3.0% | 20 | 3.2% | 21 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 56 | 11.5% | 57 | 11.2% | 69 | 11.4% | 64 | 11.2% | 61 | 9.5% | 60 | 9.6% | 65 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 28 | 5.7% | 27 | 5.3% | 51 | 8.4% | 47 | 8.2% | 62 | 9.6% | 53 | 8.5% | 46 | 7.5% |
| White: | 376 | 76.9% | 399 | 78.7% | 452 | 74.8% | 439 | 76.7% | 501 | 77.9% | 486 | 77.8% | 482 | 78.4% |
| 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: | 12 | 2.5% | 8 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.8% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 116 | 23.7% | 99 | 19.5% | 126 | 20.9% | 108 | 18.9% | 102 | 15.9% | 83 | 13.3% | 71 | 11.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.7% | 24 | 4.0% | 29 | 5.1% | 33 | 5.1% | 32 | 5.1% | 34 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.59 | 13.40 | 16.62 | 15.56 | 15.04 | 15.50 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 83.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 89.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 94% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 82.2% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 83% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 88.6% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 86.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 92.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 87.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 88.9% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 85.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 89.7% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 92.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 94.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.8% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.1% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 81% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 78.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 81.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 86.2% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.9% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 89.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 92.1% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 94.5% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 76.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 77.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 78.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 76.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 86.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 85.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 85.2% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 88.7% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 90.7% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 71.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 65.8% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 66.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 66.9% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 68.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.9% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.9% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82.6% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 67.8% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 72% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 71% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 69.5% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 82.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 83.5% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 80.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 83.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 87.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 91.1% | 78% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 77% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 76.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 79.6% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 83.5% | 68.8% |
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* Whitfield Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.