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What tradition at Northwest El Sch should never be changed?
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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READING SD·NCES 422004005206
Northwest Elementary School
820 Clinton Street, Reading, PA 19601 · (610) 371-5904 · Berks County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
504 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 13% larger than its 4th grade class (85).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
24.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.1% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.6% | 21.3% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Northwest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,204 of 1,396 | #37 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,231 of 1,511 ▲ 13 | #34 of 47 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,344 of 1,511 ▲ 48 | #39 of 47 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #546 of 1,638 | #25 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #536 of 1,528 | #20 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #1,245 of 1,531 | #45 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #233 of 1,600 | #6 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #114 of 1,045 | #6 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
496
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 496 | 40.3 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 37 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 34.3 | 14.9:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 99% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 99% (698) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 40 | 17.8:1 | 100% (713) |
| 2010-11 | 795 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 95% (758) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 79% (545) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 36 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (706 to 496); teachers down 6% (43 to 40.3).
About Northwest Elementary School
Families in Reading, Pennsylvania, are served by Northwest Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 496 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4.
Reading SD serves 16,423 students across 19 schools.
Northwest Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 91% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 6% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Berks County's population at about 25%. Northwest Elementary School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.3:1, with 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1.
allk12 grades Northwest Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Northwest Elementary School, the prediction is 34.0% and the result is 28.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Berks County show that median household income is about $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northwest Elementary School is one of 95 public schools in Berks County, which together enroll about 62,375 students.
Northwest Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Northwest Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 28.1% versus a 29.2% average.
Northwest Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 515 to 496. By 2024-25, the school had 12.3 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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 Reading SD
- Reading SHSHigh · 4,879 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,785 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 868 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Amanda E Stout Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 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
Other Northwest Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 18 states are named Northwest Elementary. Northwest Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 29.
- Northwest Elementary SchoolLebanon, PA · 557 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolButler, PA · 404 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 959 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolJACKSON, MI · 758 students
- NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Middle School0.6 mi · 821
- Glenside Elementary School0.7 mi · 261
- Lauers Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 615
- Riverside Elementary School0.9 mi · 694
- West Reading El Center0.9 mi · 310
- Southwest Middle School1.3 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northwest Elementary School?
Northwest Elementary School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-04.
Is Northwest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northwest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Northwest Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Northwest Elementary School.
How diverse is Northwest Elementary School?
Northwest Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Northwest Elementary School in?
Northwest Elementary School is part of Reading SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.