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Enrollment
542
Middle
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXETER TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 420948000702
Reiffton School
4355 Dunham Drive, Reading, PA 19606 · (610) 779-7640 · Berks County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
245 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 276 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 266 | 49% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Exeter Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 48.1% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Reiffton School
Reiffton School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reiffton School this school | 542 | 45.2% | 50.9% |
| Exeter Twp Junior High School Reading | 618 | 43.2% | 47.3% |
| Landisville Middle School Landisville | 501 | 38.9% | 60.7% |
| Delaware Valley Middle School Milford | 466 | 43.6% | 53.2% |
| Dingman-Delaware Middle School Dingmans Ferry | 532 | 48.1% | 52.7% |
| Gettysburg Area Middle School Gettysburg | 646 | 49.5% | 59.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Reiffton School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #203 of 479 | #8 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #178 of 513 ▼ 48 | #7 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #253 of 513 ▼ 53 | #9 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #271 of 522 | #19 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #381 of 486 | #20 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #154 of 486 | #9 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #300 of 510 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #240 of 332 | #9 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
542
-79 (-13%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 542 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 45% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 42% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 39% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 34% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 39.5 | 14.6:1 | 31% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 33% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 16% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reiffton School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (578 to 542); teachers down 6% (39.5 to 37).
About Reiffton School
As a medium-sized middle school, Reiffton School serves students in Reading, Pennsylvania. The school counts 542 students across grades 5 through 6.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in Exeter Township SD totals 3,837 students.
A majority of students at Reiffton School, 67%, are White. The remaining shares are 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 70% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Reiffton School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The school has about 14.7 students per teacher and 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1, lower than at this school. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Berks County averages 67%, higher than here.
Reiffton School scores 50.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.2%.
Census estimates describe Berks County this way: median household income is about $79,777, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 95 public schools in Berks County, with a combined enrollment of about 62,375.
The shortest distance from Reiffton School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Exeter Twp Junior High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Reiffton School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Reiffton School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 542 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 621.
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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 Exeter Township SD
- Exeter Twp SHSHigh · 1,312 students
- Exeter Twp Junior High SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Owatin Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Lorane Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Jacksonwald Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 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
Nearby schools
- Exeter Twp Junior High School0.3 mi · 618
- Exeter Twp SHS0.6 mi · 1,312
- Jacksonwald Elementary School1.0 mi · 370
- Owatin Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 539
- Lorane Elementary School1.6 mi · 456
- Antietam High School1.7 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Reiffton SchoolHow large is Reiffton School?
Reiffton School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Reiffton School serve?
Reiffton School serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Reiffton School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Reiffton School.
What is the student diversity at Reiffton School?
Student demographics at Reiffton School are roughly 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Reiffton School?
Reiffton School is overseen by Exeter Township SD in Berks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.