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Reading School District

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Reading School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Reading School District has 9.88 square miles of land area and 0.26 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Reading School District population is 88,051. Reading School District median household income is $26,867 in 2010-2014. Reading School District median house value is $67,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Reading School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (486 out of 496, bottom 2%) Elementary/Middle School: (486 out of 498, bottom 2%)* Rank: #489
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	19
Population	88,051 (2010-2014), rank #12
Population Growth	8.91% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	8,684.49/sq mi, rank #4
Median Household Income:	$26,867 at 2010-2014—-3.66% increase since 2005-2009, rank #498
Median House Price:	$67,500 at 2010-2014—9.22% increase since 2005-2009, rank #479
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	9.88 sq mi, rank #442
Water Area:	0.26 sq mi (2.52%), rank #321
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Berks County
City:	Reading
Zip:	19607, 19611, 19610, 19601, 19602, 19606, 19604, 19605
Area:	Reading, PA

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Reading School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

800 Washington St

Reading PA, 19601, Berks County

Phone: 610-371-5611

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	17,487	17,651	18,060	18,194	17,869	17,860	17,464
English Language Learner Students:	3,153	3,344	3,372	3,400	3,521	3,622	3,063
Total Teachers:	999.00	1,034.00	1,113.00	1,160.30	1,149.25	1,142.00	1,197.20
Prekindergarten:	14.00	15.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.50	17.50
Kindergarten:	49.00	40.00	48.00	49.00	48.50	52.50	69.00
Elementary:	435.50	468.50	543.70	549.70	544.75	536.00	574.60
Secondary:	395.00	410.00	411.90	444.20	439.60	450.20	452.70
Ungraded:	105.50	100.50	98.40	106.40	105.40	91.80	83.40
Total Other Staff:	646.00	1,046.00	1,084.00	1,160.70	1,050.75	1,007.60	1,017.50
Instructional Aides:	229.00	310.00	310.00	308.00	300.00	257.50	246.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	3.00	7.00	26.20	22.42	25.00	34.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	35.00	36.00	50.00	53.00	51.00	52.00	45.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	14.00	14.00	22.00	21.10	20.00	20.00	15.70
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	21.00	22.00	28.00	31.90	31.00	32.00	29.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	18.00	18.00	18.00	20.00	19.50	19.50	24.20
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	3.00	2.00	3.00	7.00	7.00	9.00	13.00
District Administrative Support:	12.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	16.00	16.00	10.00
School Administrators:	NA	71.00	86.00	81.50	85.33	82.00	97.70
School Administrative Support:	NA	125.00	125.00	140.00	127.50	120.00	114.50
Student Support Services:	NA	25.00	28.00	36.00	31.00	38.00	74.00
Other Support Services:	349.00	441.00	442.00	474.00	391.00	388.60	358.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.50	17.07	16.23	15.68	15.55	15.64	14.59

Schools

Amanda E Stout Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	321 South 10th St, Reading PA 19602
Citadel Intermediate High School	Grade 8 to Grade 9	215 North 12th St, Reading PA 19604
Glenside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	500 Lackawanna St, Reading PA 19601
Lauers Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	251 North 2nd St, Reading PA 19601
Millmont Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	400 Summit Ave, Reading PA 19611
Northeast Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 7	1216 North 13th St, Reading PA 19604
Northwest Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	820 Clinton St, Reading PA 19601
Northwest Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 7	1000 North Front St, Reading PA 19601
Reading Shs	Grade 10 to Grade 12	801 North 13th St, Reading PA 19604
Riverside Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1400 Centre Ave, Reading PA 19601
Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1601 Haak St, Reading PA 19602
Southern Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 7	931 Chestnut St, Reading PA 19602
Southwest Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 7	300 Chestnut St, Reading PA 19602
Tenth & Green Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	400 North 10th St, Reading PA 19604
Tenth & Penn Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	955 Penn St, Reading PA 19601
Thirteenth & Green Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	501 North 13th St, Reading PA 19604
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1600 North 13th St, Reading PA 19604
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1200 North 12th St, Reading PA 19604
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	315 South 5th St, Reading PA 19602

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	17.3%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	15.7%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	25.7%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	22.9%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	21.7%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	21.9%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	27.6%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	25.1%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	27.4%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	30.7%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	25.8%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	29.8%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	36.9%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.7%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	32.1%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.1%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.6%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.1%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	11%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	11%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	12.7%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	12.8%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	8%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	50.9%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.9%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	76.4%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	68.7%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	68.5%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	77.9%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	75.6%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.6%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.3%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.2%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.1%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.7%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.1%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.2%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.3%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54.9%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54.4%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.1%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48.9%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	55.5%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59.1%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.1%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.5%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.9%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66.5%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	42.5%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48.4%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48.3%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50.9%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	51.9%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	52.4%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47.1%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	54.6%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	60.5%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	59.7%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	38.7%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43.4%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.3%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.8%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.5%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.5%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.6%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.2%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	31.8%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	36.6%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.6%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	36.4%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	32.2%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	39.4%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	38.7%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	47.4%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	38%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	34.8%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	31.1%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	24.8%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	26%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	31%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	35.8%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	30.7%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	49.4%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	43.3%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.9%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58.7%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.1%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	44.8%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	35.3%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	38.8%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	41.6%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	39.1%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	41.3%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	39%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	57.1%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	54.9%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	54.3%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.7%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	45.1%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	45.2%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	48.9%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.8%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.8%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	48.8%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	29.1%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	38.2%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.5%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.6%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.8%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.5%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.8%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	36.5%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.2%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.1%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.1%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.6%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.1%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.4%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.7%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.5%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	17.1%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	20.5%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24.1%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24.9%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	23.5%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	35.6%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	41%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	28%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	37.2%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	45.9%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	34.2%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	33.4%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$211,083,000	$11,688		$245,504,000	$13,494		$228,152,000	$12,768
Federal:	$27,098,000	$1,500	12.8%	$55,350,000	$3,042	22.5%	$43,982,000	$2,461	19.3%
State:	$146,780,000	$8,127	69.5%	$154,143,000	$8,472	62.8%	$141,276,000	$7,906	61.9%
Local:	$37,205,000	$2,060	17.6%	$36,011,000	$1,979	14.7%	$42,894,000	$2,400	18.8%
Total Expenditures:	$233,545,000	$12,932		$230,256,000	$12,656		$237,648,000	$13,299
Total Current Expenditures:	$180,704,000	$10,006		$192,157,000	$10,562		$179,510,000	$10,046
Instructional Expenditures:	$107,735,000	$5,965	59.6%	$112,688,000	$6,194	58.6%	$106,323,000	$5,950	59.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$17,935,000	$993	9.9%	$22,801,000	$1,253	11.9%	$20,125,000	$1,126	11.2%
Administration:	$24,325,000	$1,347	13.5%	$24,587,000	$1,351	12.8%	$23,559,000	$1,318	13.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$30,709,000	$1,700	17.0%	$32,081,000	$1,763	16.7%	$29,503,000	$1,651	16.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$17,927,000	$993		$8,413,000	$462		$30,854,000	$1,727
Construction:	$17,177,000	$951		$6,914,000	$380		$26,650,000	$1,491
Total Other:	$2,391,000	$132		$2,965,000	$163		$2,913,000	$163
Interest on Debt:	$14,088,000	$780		$10,826,000	$595		$10,986,000	$615

Total Salary:	$104,202,000	$5,770		$107,827,000	$5,927		$102,012,000	$5,709
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$69,660,000	$3,857	66.9%	$70,882,000	$3,896	65.7%	$67,683,000	$3,788	66.3%
Other Salary:	$34,542,000	$1,913	33.1%	$36,945,000	$2,031	34.3%	$34,329,000	$1,921	33.7%
Total Benefit:	$51,478,000	$2,850		$52,390,000	$2,880		$43,877,000	$2,455
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$29,525,000	$1,635	57.4%	$29,485,000	$1,621	56.3%	$24,603,000	$1,377	56.1%
Other Benefit:	$21,953,000	$1,216	42.6%	$22,905,000	$1,259	43.7%	$19,274,000	$1,079	43.9%

* Reading School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.