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Enrollment
868
Middle
DISTRICT 942 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READING SD·NCES 422004000858
Northeast MS
1216 N 13th St, Reading, PA 19604 · (610) 371-5774 · Berks County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
106%
923 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Northeast MS→Reading SHS
Based on grade levels within Reading SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
8.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
868
-63 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.3:1
% White
6%
was 4%
% Hispanic
88%
was 83%
% Black
4%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Northeast MS
As a reasonably sized intermediate school in Reading, Pennsylvania, Northeast MS enrolls 868 students from grades 5 through 8, operated by Reading SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Northeast MS sits 46% above that benchmark.
Reading SD runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 16,423 students. Northeast MS is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Northeast MS lists that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 6% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Northeast MS has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 106% of students at Northeast MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Berks County's rate of about 67%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Berks County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Berks County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), Northeast MS is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Twelfth & Marion El Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northeast MS.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 931 students in 2018 compared to 868 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 83% to 88%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.
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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 Reading SD
- Reading SHSHigh · 4,879 students
- Central MSMiddle · 1,785 students
- Northwest MSMiddle · 821 students
- Amanda E Stout El SchElementary · 758 students
- Riverside El SchElementary · 694 students
- Southern MSMiddle · 661 students
Other schools in Reading
- Reading SHSHigh · 4,879 students
- Central MSMiddle · 1,785 students
- Exeter Twp SHSHigh · 1,312 students
- Muhlenberg El CtrElementary · 1,241 students
- Muhlenberg HSHigh · 1,166 students
- Muhlenberg Jr HSMiddle · 1,016 students
Nearby schools
- Twelfth & Marion El Sch0.1 mi · 459
- Thirteenth & Union El Sch0.4 mi · 641
- Reading SHS0.5 mi · 4,879
- Thirteenth & Green El Sch0.7 mi · 477
- Tenth & Green El Sch0.9 mi · 564
- Central MS1.1 mi · 1,785
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast MSHow large is Northeast MS?
Northeast MS enrolls approximately 868 students in grades 05-08.
Is Northeast MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northeast MS is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Northeast MS have?
Northeast MS employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Northeast MS?
Student demographics at Northeast MS are roughly 6% White, 88% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Northeast MS in?
Northeast MS is part of Reading SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.