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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READING SD·NCES 422004005025
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School
1200 N 12th St, Reading, PA 19604 · (610) 371-5788 · Berks County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
107%
492 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (91).
Student demographics
15%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
21.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 22 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 up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.9% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 14.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Twelfth & Marion Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,311 of 1,511 ▲ 20 | #40 of 47 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #1,332 of 1,511 ▲ 112 | #38 of 47 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #657 of 1,638 | #29 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #761 of 1,528 | #24 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #1,313 of 1,531 | #48 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 107% | #72 of 1,600 | #1 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.2% | #54 of 1,045 | #4 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
459
-43 (-9%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
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 | 459 | 35.3 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 37.3 | 13.3:1 | 100% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 36 | 20.0:1 | 100% (719) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 35 | 19.6:1 | 100% (687) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 96% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 24 | 22.6:1 | 51% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 23 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twelfth & Marion Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (719 to 459); teachers down 2% (36 to 35.3).
About Twelfth & Marion Elementary School
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The school counts 459 students across pre-K through 4.
Reading SD includes 19 schools. Together they enroll 16,423 students.
Most students at Twelfth & Marion Elementary School are Hispanic: 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% Black. Berks County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Twelfth & Marion Elementary School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.0:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 13.1:1.
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Berks County has about 433,015 residents, and median household income is about $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Berks County number 95 and enroll about 62,375.
The nearest other public school, Northeast Middle School, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School had 502 students in 2020-21 and 459 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
The Twelfth & Marion Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Northeast Middle School0.1 mi · 868
- Thirteenth & Union Elementary School0.4 mi · 641
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- Tenth & Green Elementary School0.8 mi · 564
- Central Middle School1.0 mi · 1,785
Frequently asked questions
About Twelfth & Marion Elementary SchoolHow large is Twelfth & Marion Elementary School?
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-04.
Is Twelfth & Marion Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Twelfth & Marion Elementary School have?
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Twelfth & Marion Elementary School?
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Twelfth & Marion Elementary School?
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School is overseen by Reading SD in Berks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.