Lorane El Sch

Located at 699 Rittenhouse Dr, in Reading, Pennsylvania, Lorane El Sch is a moderately sized elementary school that instructs 456 students (grades K through 4), overseen by Exeter Township SD.

Exeter Township SD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,837 students; Lorane El Sch is among them.

On demographics, Lorane El Sch logs that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Berks County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lorane El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Berks County indicate median household income runs about $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Lorane El Sch is one of 95 public schools in Berks County (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students).

The closest other public school is Reiffton Sch, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lorane El Sch at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 458 students in 2018 compared to 456 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 78% to 62%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Lorane El Sch community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.