Reading Shs High School
801 North 13th St
Reading PA, 19604, Berks County
Phone: 610-371-5705
Ranking: 
(590 out of 626, bottom 6%)*
(590 out of 626, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12
School District: Reading School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 162 | 172 | 130 | 157 | 278 | 271 | 278 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,141 | 3,364 | 2,676 | 2,903 | 4,868 | 4,825 | 4,722 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 1,330 | 42.3% | 1,434 | 42.6% | 769 | 28.7% | 854 | 29.4% | 1,721 | 35.4% | 1,410 | 29.2% | 1,386 | 29.4% |
| Grade 11: | 815 | 25.9% | 936 | 27.8% | 1,081 | 40.4% | 1,137 | 39.2% | 1,119 | 23.0% | 1,072 | 22.2% | 968 | 20.5% |
| Grade 12: | 996 | 31.7% | 965 | 28.7% | 761 | 28.4% | 775 | 26.7% | 760 | 15.6% | 689 | 14.3% | 686 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 29 | 0.9% | 27 | 1.0% | 23 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,637 | 52.1% | 1,753 | 52.1% | 1,374 | 51.3% | 1,463 | 50.4% | 2,466 | 50.7% | 2,461 | 51.0% | 2,378 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 1,504 | 47.9% | 1,611 | 47.9% | 1,302 | 48.7% | 1,440 | 49.6% | 2,394 | 49.2% | 2,356 | 48.8% | 2,340 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 17 | 0.5% | 24 | 0.7% | 23 | 0.9% | 21 | 0.7% | 36 | 0.7% | 32 | 0.7% | 31 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 2,466 | 78.5% | 2,571 | 76.4% | 2,021 | 75.5% | 2,147 | 74.0% | 3,606 | 74.1% | 3,486 | 72.2% | 3,301 | 69.9% |
| Black: | 361 | 11.5% | 406 | 12.1% | 333 | 12.4% | 414 | 14.3% | 677 | 13.9% | 702 | 14.5% | 711 | 15.1% |
| White: | 239 | 7.6% | 306 | 9.1% | 262 | 9.8% | 321 | 11.1% | 549 | 11.3% | 605 | 12.5% | 677 | 14.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 58 | 1.8% | 56 | 1.7% | 36 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,708 | 86.2% | 2,730 | 81.2% | 2,239 | 83.7% | 2,387 | 82.2% | 3,935 | 80.8% | 3,066 | 63.5% | 2,769 | 58.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 148 | 4.7% | 172 | 5.1% | 133 | 5.0% | 176 | 6.1% | 395 | 8.1% | 294 | 6.1% | 329 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.35 | 19.56 | 20.66 | 18.51 | 17.54 | 17.80 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 17.3% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 15.7% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26% | 25.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 22.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 21.7% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | 21.9% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 27.6% | 55.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 27.4% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 30.7% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 25.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 29.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 44.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 36.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 37.7% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32.1% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 37.1% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 42.8% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37.1% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11% | 11% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.2% | 11% | 39.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 12.8% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 8% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 50.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 68.5% | 82.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.6% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 72.6% | 82.9% |
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* Reading Shs High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.