Total enrollment
3,836
-115 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Reading
Massachusetts · 3,836 students · 1 city
Reading's footprint covers 9 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 3,836 (an average of 426 per school).
4-year change in Reading
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Reading ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,836 | #63 of 231 | #2,536 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #43 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #121 of 231 | #1,935 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #160 of 206 | #4,773 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Reading
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 4,213 to 3,836 students (down 9%) and from 306 to 323 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Memorial High | Reading | High | 09-12 | 1,094 |
| Walter S Parker Middle | Reading | Middle | 06-08 | 467 |
| J Warren Killam | Reading | Elementary | KG-05 | 406 |
| Arthur W Coolidge Middle | Reading | Middle | 06-08 | 405 |
| Joshua Eaton | Reading | Elementary | KG-05 | 388 |
| Alice M Barrows | Reading | Elementary | KG-05 | 365 |
| Birch Meadow | Reading | Elementary | KG-05 | 359 |
| Wood End Elementary School | Reading | Elementary | KG-05 | 236 |
| RISE PreSchool | Reading | Elementary | PK-PK | 116 |
About Reading
Reading is a sparse Massachusetts school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 3,836.
On the school-mix side, Reading consists of 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 426 in this district, lower than the Massachusetts typical of 501.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 3%: 3,951 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,836 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Reading discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.