Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READING SD·NCES 422004000284
Tenth & Penn Elementary School
955 Penn St, Reading, PA 19601 · (610) 320-6994 · Berks County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
12.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
106%
365 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 19% larger than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
22%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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
15.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
10.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | 10.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.3% | 16.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tenth & Penn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #1,408 of 1,511 ▼ 95 | #46 of 47 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #1,431 of 1,511 ▼ 21 | #46 of 47 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #1,085 of 1,638 | #39 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #503 of 1,528 | #19 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #1,136 of 1,531 | #38 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 106% | #97 of 1,600 | #2 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.5% | #33 of 1,045 | #2 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
345
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 345 | 28.3 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 38 | 9.6:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 28.4 | 12.1:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 30.9 | 18.8:1 | 100% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 100% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 94% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 82% (431) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tenth & Penn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (580 to 345); teachers down 9% (30.9 to 28.3).
About Tenth & Penn Elementary School
At 955 Penn St in Reading, Pennsylvania, Tenth & Penn Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. A total of 345 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 22% lower.
Tenth & Penn Elementary School is a school in Reading SD. The district has 19 schools and 16,423 students.
Hispanic students make up 88% of enrollment at Tenth & Penn Elementary School. Smaller groups are 6% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Berks County is roughly 25% Hispanic. Tenth & Penn Elementary School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tenth & Penn Elementary School and a ratio of 12.2:1. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Tenth & Penn Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Berks County, the median household income is $79,777, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Berks County is home to 95 public schools and about 62,375 public school students.
Nearest public school: Southern Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Tenth & Penn Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 13 fewer students in 2024-25.
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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
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- Tyson-Schoener Elementary School0.6 mi · 408
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Frequently asked questions
About Tenth & Penn Elementary SchoolHow large is Tenth & Penn Elementary School?
Tenth & Penn Elementary School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-04.
Is Tenth & Penn Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tenth & Penn Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Tenth & Penn Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Tenth & Penn Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tenth & Penn Elementary School?
At Tenth & Penn Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tenth & Penn Elementary School public or private?
Tenth & Penn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Reading SD.
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