Owatin Creek El Sch

Owatin Creek El Sch is an average-sized K-5 school in Reading, Pennsylvania, run under Exeter Township SD. The school educates 539 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Owatin Creek El Sch sits 22% bigger than that benchmark.

Exeter Township SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,837 students. Owatin Creek El Sch is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Owatin Creek El Sch lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. Compared to Berks County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Owatin Creek El Sch lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Owatin Creek El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Berks County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Owatin Creek El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Berks County shows median household earnings sit near $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Berks County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), Owatin Creek El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Jacksonwald El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Owatin Creek El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.0%.

Owatin Creek El Sch operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Owatin Creek El Sch has held roughly steady, going from 546 students in 2018 to 539 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 9% to 18% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.