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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·READING SD·NCES 422004000831
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School
315 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602 · (610) 371-5951 · Berks County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 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.
- DBeats 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
12.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
384 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 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (92).
Student demographics
26%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
16.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.1pp since 2023
Math
15.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.4% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 22.3% |
% 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Tyson-Schoener Elementary School
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson-Schoener Elementary School this school | 408 | 94.1% | 25.1% |
| Taylor Bayard School Philadelphia | 394 | 98.2% | 12.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Allentown | 362 | 99.2% | 16.8% |
| Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School Reading | 527 | 98.7% | 26.9% |
| Donegan Elementary School Bethlehem | 467 | 92.5% | 20.6% |
| King Elementary School Lancaster | 413 | 97.6% | 23.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Tyson-Schoener Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #1,237 of 1,396 | #41 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #1,345 of 1,511 ▼ 110 | #43 of 47 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #1,410 of 1,511 ▼ 121 | #42 of 47 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #849 of 1,638 | #33 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #644 of 1,528 | #23 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #1,059 of 1,531 | #33 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #596 of 1,600 | #16 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.4% | #39 of 1,045 | #3 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
408
-55 (-12%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 408 | 32.3 | 12.6:1 | 94% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 35.3 | 12.0:1 | 100% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 99% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 39.4 | 17.1:1 | 100% (673) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 100% (653) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 92% (612) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 33 | 22.9:1 | 69% (524) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 27 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tyson-Schoener Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (673 to 408); teachers down 18% (39.4 to 32.3).
About Tyson-Schoener Elementary School
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Reading, Pennsylvania. It has an enrollment of 408 students in pre-K through 4.
The 19 schools in Reading SD enroll 16,423 students altogether, Tyson-Schoener Elementary School among them.
By race and ethnicity, Tyson-Schoener Elementary School is 86% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 7% Black, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 61 points above the 25% share among Berks County residents. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Tyson-Schoener Elementary School are from different groups.
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School lists 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.6 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 94% of the student body. That is higher than the 67% average for public schools in Berks County.
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 13% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.3% at Tyson-Schoener Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.1%.
For Berks County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $79,777, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 95 public schools in the county, enrolling about 62,375, Tyson-Schoener Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Tyson-Schoener Elementary School is Southwest Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 25.1% is above the 21.6% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Tyson-Schoener Elementary School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment decreased 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Tyson-Schoener Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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Other schools in Reading
- Reading SHSHigh · 4,879 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,785 students
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- Muhlenberg El CenterElementary · 1,241 students
- Muhlenberg High SchoolHigh · 1,166 students
- Muhlenberg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,016 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Middle School0.2 mi · 574
- Southern Middle School0.5 mi · 661
- Amanda E Stout Elementary School0.5 mi · 758
- Tenth & Penn Elementary School0.6 mi · 345
- Lauers Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 615
- Millmont Elementary School0.9 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Tyson-Schoener Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tyson-Schoener Elementary School?
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Tyson-Schoener Elementary School serve?
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Tyson-Schoener Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Tyson-Schoener Elementary School.
How diverse is Tyson-Schoener Elementary School?
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tyson-Schoener Elementary School public or private?
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Reading SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.