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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXETER TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 420948000786
Lorane Elementary School
699 Rittenhouse Dr, Reading, PA 19606 · (610) 582-8608 · Berks County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
205 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 101 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Exeter Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.7pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 46.0% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
Schools most like Lorane Elementary School
Lorane Elementary School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorane Elementary School this school | 456 | 45.0% | 51.4% |
| South Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon | 554 | 44.9% | 61.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Emmaus | 376 | 44.7% | 58.8% |
| Smoketown Elementary School Lancaster | 470 | 49.6% | 48.6% |
| Whitfield Elementary School West Lawn | 573 | 40.5% | 61.6% |
| Shiloh Hills Elementary School Sinking Spring | 572 | 46.7% | 61.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lorane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #839 of 1,396 | #25 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #1,092 of 1,511 ▼ 243 | #33 of 47 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #917 of 1,511 ▼ 156 | #24 of 47 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #667 of 1,638 | #30 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,102 of 1,528 | #35 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #457 of 1,531 | #11 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #1,079 of 1,600 | #28 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #1,030 of 1,045 | #33 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
456
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 456 | 32.3 | 14.1:1 | 45% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 33.3 | 13.1:1 | 47% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 34.3 | 13.2:1 | 36% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 38% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 34% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 36% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 21% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 732 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 18% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 32 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (458 to 456); teachers up 19% (27 to 32.3).
About Lorane Elementary School
Among the schools in Reading, Pennsylvania, is Lorane Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 4, with 456 students enrolled.
Lorane Elementary School falls under Exeter Township SD, which has 6 schools enrolling 3,837 students.
Lorane Elementary School is 62% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Lorane Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lorane Elementary School and a ratio of 14.1:1. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 45% of students. The 67% average for public schools in Berks County is 22 points higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lorane Elementary School is 7.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.4% actual, 58.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Lorane Elementary School is located in Berks County, where the median household income is $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lorane Elementary School is one of 95 public schools in the county.
Reiffton School is located about 1.6 miles from Lorane Elementary School. The five-mile area around Lorane Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Lorane Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lorane Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when Lorane Elementary School had 431 students, to 2024-25, when it had 456. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.4:1 to 14.1:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lorane Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Exeter Township SD
- Exeter Twp SHSHigh · 1,312 students
- Exeter Twp Junior High SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Reiffton SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- Owatin Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Jacksonwald Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 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
Nearby schools
- Reiffton School1.6 mi · 542
- Exeter Twp Junior High School1.9 mi · 618
- Exeter Twp SHS2.1 mi · 1,312
- Jacksonwald Elementary School2.3 mi · 370
- Owatin Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 539
- Antietam High School3.2 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Lorane Elementary SchoolHow large is Lorane Elementary School?
Lorane Elementary School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades KG-04.
Is Lorane Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lorane Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Lorane Elementary School have?
Lorane Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lorane Elementary School?
At Lorane Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lorane Elementary School public or private?
Lorane Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Exeter Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.