Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Reading

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Reading SHS
D

Reading SHS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

801 N 13th St, Reading, PA 19604 · (610) 371-5705 · Part of Reading School District

Reading’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Photo: Justin Waits · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
4,879
Students per teacher
20:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Reading SHS

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

Where Reading kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Reading SHSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 55%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

801 N 13th St, Reading

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 91,589
Grade 101,312
Grade 111,080
Grade 12898
Enrollment over time
5,223’20
5,498’21
5,213’22
4,779’23
4,879’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 88%Black 7%White 4%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Reading SHS from Reading families.

Other schools in Reading School District

The district →
Amanda E Stout El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Reading
D−
758 students13:1
Riverside El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Reading
D
694 students14:1
Thirteenth & Union El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Reading
D
641 students14:1
Lauers Park El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Reading
D−
615 students15:1
Millmont El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Reading
D
590 students14:1
Tenth & Green El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Reading
D−
564 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Reading’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.