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If you could change one rule at Thirteenth & Union El Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READING SD·NCES 422004000832
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School
1600 N 13th St, Reading, PA 19604 · (610) 371-5795 · Berks County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
14.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
644 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 9% larger than its 4th grade class (116).
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
20.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.5% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 19.9% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 →
Where Thirteenth & Union Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #1,232 of 1,396 | #40 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,310 of 1,511 ▼ 46 | #39 of 47 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,352 of 1,511 ▼ 40 | #40 of 47 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #192 of 1,638 | #6 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,170 of 1,528 | #38 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #1,156 of 1,531 | #40 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #283 of 1,600 | #9 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #144 of 1,045 | #7 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
641
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 641 | 44.3 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 100% (644) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 44.3 | 14.1:1 | 100% (626) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 100% (635) |
| 2017-18 | 885 | 48 | 18.4:1 | 100% (885) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 45 | 20.3:1 | 100% (912) |
| 2010-11 | 958 | 53 | 18.1:1 | 80% (765) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 34 | 22.2:1 | 37% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 26 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thirteenth & Union Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (885 to 641); teachers down 8% (48 to 44.3).
About Thirteenth & Union Elementary School
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Reading, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Reading SD. The school serves 641 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
Reading SD operates 19 schools. Combined enrollment is 16,423 students.
At Thirteenth & Union Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 88% of the student body. After that, the student body is 6% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Berks County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Thirteenth & Union Elementary School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 44.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.5:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Thirteenth & Union Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.6% and a predicted 34.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Berks County show that 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. Thirteenth & Union Elementary School is one of 95 public schools in Berks County, which together enroll about 62,375 students.
Of nearby public schools, Northeast Middle School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Thirteenth & Union Elementary School is ahead of the 22.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
The school's size has been steady, with 638 students in 2020-21 and 641 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Reading SHSHigh · 4,879 students
- 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
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
- Northeast Middle School0.4 mi · 868
- Twelfth & Marion Elementary School0.4 mi · 459
- Reading SHS0.9 mi · 4,879
- Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center1.1 mi · 20
- Thirteenth & Green Elementary School1.2 mi · 477
- Riverside Elementary School1.2 mi · 694
Frequently asked questions
About Thirteenth & Union Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Thirteenth & Union Elementary School?
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Thirteenth & Union Elementary School serve?
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Thirteenth & Union Elementary School have?
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Thirteenth & Union Elementary School?
Student demographics at Thirteenth & Union Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 88% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Thirteenth & Union Elementary School public or private?
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Reading SD.
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