Reading Elementary School

Reading Elementary School, a large primary school in Reading, Ohio, part of Reading Community City, educates 770 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 91% above the state mean of about 404.

Reading Community City comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,424 students; Reading Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Reading Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 15% Black, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. Compared to Hamilton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Reading Elementary School records 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hamilton County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Reading Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 67.7%; actual is 50.4%, a gap of -17.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household earnings sit near $72,470, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Reading Elementary School is one of 212 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students).

Reading Junior Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Reading Elementary School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Reading Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 68.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Reading Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 134% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 770). White enrollment moved from 71% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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