West Reading El Ctr

West Reading El Ctr is one of the intimate 6-8 campuss in West Reading, Pennsylvania, overseen by Wyomissing Area SD, with 310 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so West Reading El Ctr sits 48% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Wyomissing Area SD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,890 students, West Reading El Ctr is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, West Reading El Ctr logs that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, West Reading El Ctr records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Berks County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Reading El Ctr sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.6%; this one delivers 60.1%.

In the area at large, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. West Reading El Ctr is one of 95 public schools in Berks County (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students).

Nearest neighbor: Southwest MS, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Reading El Ctr. On composite proficiency, West Reading El Ctr comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. West Reading El Ctr's enrollment has climbed 14% since 2018, when it stood at 271 (now 310). White enrollment moved from 63% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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