Lauers Park El Sch

Located at 251 N 2nd St, in Reading, Pennsylvania, Lauers Park El Sch is an average-sized elementary-level community that caters to 615 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by Reading SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 39% larger than typical.

Lauers Park El Sch is one of 19 schools operated by Reading SD, a district that hosts 16,423 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lauers Park El Sch shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Berks County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lauers Park El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Berks County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,777 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Berks County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), of which Lauers Park El Sch is one.

Southwest MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lauers Park El Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 31.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lauers Park El Sch has ticked down 24%, going from 804 students in 2018 to 615 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 8% to 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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