Reading SHS

Reading SHS is a substantial 9-12 campus in Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Reading SD. The school educates 4,879 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Reading SHS sits 561% bigger than that benchmark.

Reading SHS is one of 19 schools operated by Reading SD, a district that works with 16,423 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Reading SHS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Other groups include 7% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 247 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 98% of students at Reading SHS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Berks County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Reading SHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 20.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Berks County shows median household earnings sit near $79,777, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Berks County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), of which Reading SHS is one.

Thirteenth & Green El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Reading SHS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Reading SHS at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 23.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Reading SHS's enrollment has rose 46% since 2018, when it stood at 3,352 (now 4,879). Hispanic enrollment moved from 83% to 88% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.