Total enrollment
16,423
-1,068 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Reading SD
Pennsylvania · 16,423 students · 1 city
Reading SD reports 19 public K-12 schools and approximately 16,423 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 864.
4-year change in Reading SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Reading SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #352 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,423 | #5 of 479 | #499 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #8 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #433 of 478 | #5,617 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #263 of 378 | #5,466 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 SD
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Glenside Elementary School at 30.3% proficient to Central Middle School at 12.1%, a gap of 18.2 points. That is the 141st widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 17,027 to 15,849 students (down 7%) and from 988 to 1,042 full-time teachers (up 5%), 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 SHS | Reading | High | 09-12 | 4,879 |
| Central MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 1,785 |
| Northeast MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 868 |
| Northwest MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 821 |
| Amanda E Stout El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 758 |
| Riverside El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 694 |
| Southern MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 661 |
| Thirteenth & Union El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 641 |
| Lauers Park El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 615 |
| Millmont El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 590 |
| Southwest MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 574 |
| Tenth & Green El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 564 |
| Sixteenth & Haak El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 527 |
| Northwest El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 496 |
| Thirteenth & Green El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 477 |
| Twelfth & Marion El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 459 |
| Tyson-Schoener El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 408 |
| Tenth & Penn El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 345 |
| Glenside El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 261 |
About Reading SD
As a low-population district in Pennsylvania, Reading SD educates 16,423 students across 19 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Reading SD consists of 13 elementary, 5 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 864 in this district, noticeably above the Pennsylvania typical of 569.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Reading SD has declined 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 17,491 students to 16,423.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Reading SD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.