Tyson-Schoener El Sch

Tyson-Schoener El Sch, a mid-sized elementary campus in Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Reading SD, works with 408 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 19 schools in Reading SD (16,423 students total), Tyson-Schoener El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Tyson-Schoener El Sch lists that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 7% Black, 5% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Berks County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Tyson-Schoener El Sch records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Berks County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tyson-Schoener El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 25.1%.

Around the school, census data for Berks County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,777 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Tyson-Schoener El Sch is one of 95 public schools in Berks County (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students).

Nearest neighbor: Southwest MS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tyson-Schoener El Sch at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 21.6%.

Tyson-Schoener El Sch operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Tyson-Schoener El Sch's enrollment has contracted 39% since 2018, when it stood at 673 (now 408). Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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