Tenth & Penn Elementary School
955 Penn St
Reading PA, 19601, Berks County
Phone: 610-320-6994
Ranking: 
(2,121 out of 2,311, bottom 8%)*
(2,121 out of 2,311, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 30 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 538 | 532 | 560 | 566 | 555 | 599 | 582 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 3.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 119 | 22.1% | 94 | 17.7% | 100 | 17.9% | 122 | 21.6% | 114 | 20.5% | 114 | 19.0% | 102 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 97 | 18.0% | 93 | 17.5% | 105 | 18.8% | 108 | 19.1% | 86 | 15.5% | 109 | 18.2% | 102 | 17.5% |
| Grade 2: | 84 | 15.6% | 92 | 17.3% | 110 | 19.6% | 87 | 15.4% | 84 | 15.1% | 92 | 15.4% | 122 | 21.0% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 13.0% | 101 | 19.0% | 85 | 15.2% | 73 | 12.9% | 78 | 14.1% | 126 | 21.0% | 78 | 13.4% |
| Grade 4: | 88 | 16.4% | 75 | 14.1% | 73 | 13.0% | 78 | 13.8% | 116 | 20.9% | 79 | 13.2% | 66 | 11.3% |
| Grade 5: | 80 | 14.9% | 77 | 14.5% | 87 | 15.5% | 98 | 17.3% | 77 | 13.9% | 79 | 13.2% | 94 | 16.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 255 | 47.4% | 264 | 49.6% | 292 | 52.1% | 302 | 53.4% | 305 | 55.0% | 317 | 52.9% | 312 | 53.6% |
| Female: | 283 | 52.6% | 268 | 50.4% | 268 | 47.9% | 264 | 46.6% | 242 | 43.6% | 274 | 45.7% | 266 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 455 | 84.6% | 444 | 83.5% | 473 | 84.5% | 483 | 85.3% | 461 | 83.1% | 510 | 85.1% | 489 | 84.0% |
| Black: | 32 | 5.9% | 48 | 9.0% | 39 | 7.0% | 48 | 8.5% | 52 | 9.4% | 52 | 8.7% | 56 | 9.6% |
| White: | 36 | 6.7% | 29 | 5.5% | 33 | 5.9% | 34 | 6.0% | 40 | 7.2% | 36 | 6.0% | 32 | 5.5% |
| 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: | 10 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 497 | 92.4% | 461 | 86.7% | 505 | 90.2% | 523 | 92.4% | 486 | 87.6% | 510 | 85.1% | 500 | 85.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.8% | 16 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.6% | 35 | 6.3% | 45 | 7.5% | 27 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.70 | 15.74 | 15.20 | 14.95 | 14.29 | 15.80 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 56% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 62.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 65.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 67.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 74.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 64.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 42% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 46% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 53.2% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 59.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 54.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 54.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 56.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 48.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 55.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 59.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 63.1% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 68% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 66.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 42.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 48.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 48.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 50.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 51.9% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 52.4% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 47.1% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 54.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 60.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 59.7% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 63% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 62% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 38.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 43.4% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 51% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 47.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 49.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 55.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 56.5% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 61.6% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 54.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 31.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 36.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 41.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 36.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 32.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 39.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 38.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 47.4% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 38% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 34.8% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 31.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 24.8% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 18% | 26% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 31% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 35.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 30.7% | 64.2% |
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* Tenth & Penn Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.