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Reading, MA
Public School Ratings




Reading Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Reading School District details

Reading School District
82 Oakland Road
Reading, MA 01867

3,899 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Reading School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.5% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
43%
63%
45%
57%
42%
60%
43%
63%
45%
57%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alice M Barrows School
16 Edgemont Avenue
Reading, MA, 01867
KG-05
Arthur W Coolidge Middle School
89 Birch Meadow Dr
Reading, MA, 01867
06-08
Birch Meadow School
27 A B Lord Dr
Reading, MA, 01867
KG-05
J Warren Killam School
333 Charles Street
Reading, MA, 01867
KG-05
Joshua Eaton School
365 Summer Avenue
Reading, MA, 01867
KG-05
Rise Preschool School
62 Oakland Road
Reading, MA, 01867
PK-PK
Reading Memorial High School
62 Oakland Rd
Reading, MA, 01867
09-12
Walter S Parker Middle School
45 Temple Street
Reading, MA, 01867
06-08
Wood End Elementary School
85 Sunset Rock Lane
Reading, MA, 01867
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.4% 57.0%
Black 3.1% 9.8%
Hispanic 4.1% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,037 $43,033,000 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,441 $5,619,000 7.4%
Staff $1,048 $4,085,000 5.4%
General Administration $169 $657,000 0.9%
School Administration $727 $2,836,000 3.7%
Operation $1,524 $5,944,000 7.9%
Transportation $348 $1,356,000 1.8%
Other $387 $1,510,000 2.0%
Total Support $5,644 $22,007,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,726 $10,630,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $19,408 $75,670,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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