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Reading School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Reading.

Reading’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,836
Schools
9
Spent per student
$21,137
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Reading School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Reading 25,803

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Reading. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Reading Memorial HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 40.7% · 2,062 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 43.7% · 2,063 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.2% · 302 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,137 per student · 20% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 30%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,951’20
3,846’21
3,847’22
3,850’23
3,836’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Asian 5%Hispanic 5%Black 3%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

RISE PreSchool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Reading
116 students13:1
J Warren Killam
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reading
B+
406 students13:1
Joshua Eaton
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reading
A
388 students14:1
Alice M Barrows
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reading
A
365 students13:1
Birch Meadow
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reading
B+
359 students11:1
Wood End Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Reading
A−
236 students13:1
Walter S Parker Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reading
B
467 students9:1
Arthur W Coolidge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Reading
A−
405 students11:1
Reading Memorial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Reading
A+
1,094 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lynnfield School DistrictLynnfield
$20,458per student
North Reading School DistrictNorth Reading
$21,965per student
Stoneham School DistrictStoneham
$22,611per student
Wakefield School DistrictWakefield
$22,529per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.