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Enrollment
1,166
High
DISTRICT 1,102 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUHLENBERG SD·NCES 421620006610
Muhlenberg High School
400 Sharp Avenue, Reading, PA 19605 · (610) 921-8078 · Berks County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,166 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,169 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 362 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 387 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 417 | 36% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Muhlenberg SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
30.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 28.3% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Muhlenberg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #478 of 576 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #393 of 626 ▲ 23 | #13 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #451 of 626 ▲ 60 | #16 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,166 | #138 of 713 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #536 of 601 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #124 of 604 | #5 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #107 of 619 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.4% | #18 of 221 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,166
+125 (+12%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,166 | 67.5 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,169 | 66 | 17.7:1 | 100% (1,169) |
| 2022-23 | 1,151 | 61.3 | 18.8:1 | 67% (769) |
| 2020-21 | 1,041 | 60 | 17.4:1 | 40% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 66.5 | 13.4:1 | 37% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 63 | 15.1:1 | 45% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 950 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 36% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 915 | 64 | 14.3:1 | 7% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | 58 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muhlenberg High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (894 to 1,166); teachers up 2% (66.5 to 67.5).
About Muhlenberg High School
As a large high school, Muhlenberg High School serves students in Reading, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 1,166 students in 2024-25, in grades 10 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
Muhlenberg SD is made up of 4 schools with 4,409 students in all.
At Muhlenberg High School, Hispanic students make up 62% of the student body. The next largest groups are 26% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 25% share among Berks County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1 at Muhlenberg High School, with 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania have 12.8:1, compared with 17.3:1 here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.6% for Muhlenberg High School. The school posts 32.4%, 2.3 points below the prediction.
In Berks County (population about 433,015), the median household income is $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Muhlenberg High School is one of 95 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, C E Cole Intermediate School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Muhlenberg High School. Its average proficiency rate of 32.4% is above the 28.4% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Muhlenberg High School's enrollment grew 12%, to 1,166.
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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 Muhlenberg SD
- Muhlenberg El CenterElementary · 1,241 students
- Muhlenberg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,016 students
- C E Cole Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 986 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 Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,016 students
- C E Cole Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 986 students
Nearby schools
- C E Cole Intermediate School0.2 mi · 986
- Muhlenberg El Center0.2 mi · 1,241
- Muhlenberg Jr High School0.3 mi · 1,016
- Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center1.7 mi · 20
- Thirteenth & Union Elementary School2.4 mi · 641
- Riverside Elementary School2.5 mi · 694
Frequently asked questions
About Muhlenberg High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Muhlenberg High School?
Muhlenberg High School enrolls approximately 1,166 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Muhlenberg High School serve?
Muhlenberg High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Muhlenberg High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Muhlenberg High School is approximately 17.3:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Muhlenberg High School?
At Muhlenberg High School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 62% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Muhlenberg High School public or private?
Muhlenberg High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muhlenberg SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.