Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READING SD·NCES 422004000844
Glenside Elementary School
500 Lackawanna St, Reading, PA 19601 · (610) 371-5913 · Berks County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
263 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 32% larger than its 4th grade class (44).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.7% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.1% | 11.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Glenside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #1,170 of 1,396 | #34 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,239 of 1,511 ▲ 130 | #36 of 47 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,242 of 1,511 ▼ 54 | #34 of 47 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #1,372 of 1,638 | #45 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #227 of 1,528 | #4 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #1,133 of 1,531 | #37 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #267 of 1,600 | #8 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.9% | #88 of 1,045 | #5 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
261
-42 (-14%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 261 | 23.4 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 21 | 12.5:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 22.7 | 12.7:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 99% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 23.3 | 16.7:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 95% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 74% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 26 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (389 to 261); teachers up 1% (23.3 to 23.4).
About Glenside Elementary School
Glenside Elementary School is an elementary school located in Reading, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. The student body numbers 261 students, from pre-K through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 41% smaller than that.
Glenside Elementary School sits within Reading SD, which has 19 schools and 16,423 students.
Hispanic students make up 88% of enrollment at Glenside Elementary School. The remaining shares are 7% Black and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Berks County's population at about 25%. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 11.1:1 comes from the school's 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Glenside Elementary School would be expected to post about 34.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.3%.
In Berks County (population about 433,015), the median household income is $79,777, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 95 public schools in Berks County, enrolling about 62,375 students in all.
Nearby, Northwest Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 29.5% on proficiency, and Glenside Elementary School is above that at 30.3%.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 261 students in 2024-25, 42 fewer than the 303 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 11.1:1.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Reading SD
- Reading SHSHigh · 4,879 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,785 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 868 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Amanda E Stout Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
Other schools in Reading
- Reading SHSHigh · 4,879 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,785 students
- Exeter Twp SHSHigh · 1,312 students
- Muhlenberg El CenterElementary · 1,241 students
- Muhlenberg High SchoolHigh · 1,166 students
- Muhlenberg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,016 students
Other Glenside Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Glenside Elementary. Glenside Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Glenside Elementary SchoolGlenside, PA · 360 students
- Glenside ElementaryMUSKEGON, MI · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Elementary School0.7 mi · 496
- Riverside Elementary School0.8 mi · 694
- Northwest Middle School0.8 mi · 821
- Lauers Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 615
- West Reading El Center1.6 mi · 310
- Twelfth & Marion Elementary School1.8 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Glenside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glenside Elementary School?
Glenside Elementary School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Glenside Elementary School serve?
Glenside Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenside Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glenside Elementary School?
At Glenside Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Glenside Elementary School public or private?
Glenside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Reading SD.
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