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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Reading SHS administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
4,879
High
DISTRICT 864 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READING SD·NCES 422004000859
Reading SHS
801 N 13th St, Reading, PA 19604 · (610) 371-5705 · Berks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL4,879 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
247 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
4,796 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 9 | 1,589 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 1,312 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 1,080 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 898 | 18% |
Student demographics
23%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
School pathway
Feeds from
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
31.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
9.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 11.9% |
% 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 →
Schools most like Reading SHS
Reading SHS's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading SHS this school | 4,879 | 98.3% | 20.7% |
| William Allen High School Allentown | 3,074 | 99.1% | 21.3% |
| Louis E Dieruff High School Allentown | 1,914 | 98.5% | 24.8% |
| Hazleton Area High School Hazle Township | 4,071 | 95.4% | 35.1% |
| McCaskey Campus Lancaster | 2,600 | 89.0% | 35.1% |
| Wilkes-Barre Area High School Plains | 2,569 | 96.1% | 32.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Reading SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #528 of 576 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #558 of 626 ▼ 17 | #18 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #560 of 626 ▼ 9 | #18 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,879 | #1 of 713 | #1 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #570 of 601 | #18 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #359 of 604 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #176 of 619 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.6% | #8 of 221 | #1 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
4,879
-344 (-7%) vs 2020
+132% since 1990-91, when it was 2,102
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 4,879 | 247.2 | 19.7:1 | 98% (4,796) |
| 2023-24 | 4,779 | 253.5 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 5,213 | 239 | 21.8:1 | 86% (4,470) |
| 2020-21 | 5,223 | 253 | 20.6:1 | 84% (4,364) |
| 2017-18 | 3,352 | 168 | 19.9:1 | 78% (2,628) |
| 2015-16 | 3,141 | 154 | 20.4:1 | 100% (3,141) |
| 2010-11 | 2,903 | 156 | 18.6:1 | 88% (2,563) |
| 2000-01 | 3,523 | 161 | 21.9:1 | 40% (1,422) |
| 1990-91 | 2,102 | 139 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reading SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (3,352 to 4,879); teachers up 47% (168 to 247.2).
About Reading SHS
Reading SHS is a large high school in Reading, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 4,879 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 738, and this school is 561% bigger than that mark.
Within Reading SD, Reading SHS is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 16,423 students.
Of every 100 students at Reading SHS, about 88 are Hispanic. The remaining students are 7% Black and 4% White. Census figures show Berks County is about 25% Hispanic. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Reading SHS are from different groups.
There are 247.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.7:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 7.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 67% average for public schools in Berks County is 31 points lower.
Reading SHS's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.7% is 14.8 points below the 35.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Berks County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $79,777, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 95 public schools and about 62,375 students.
Thirteenth & Green Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Reading SHS ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.
Reading SHS is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
The school's student count fell 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Reading SHS. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- 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
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
Other schools in Reading
- 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
- C E Cole Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 986 students
Nearby schools
- Thirteenth & Green Elementary School0.3 mi · 477
- Northeast Middle School0.5 mi · 868
- Tenth & Green Elementary School0.5 mi · 564
- Twelfth & Marion Elementary School0.5 mi · 459
- Central Middle School0.6 mi · 1,785
- Tenth & Penn Elementary School0.9 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Reading SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Reading SHS?
Reading SHS enrolls approximately 4,879 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Reading SHS serve?
Reading SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reading SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reading SHS is approximately 19.7:1 (247 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Reading SHS?
Student demographics at Reading SHS are roughly 4% White, 88% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Reading SHS in?
Reading SHS is part of Reading SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.