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Twelfth & Marion Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1355^th

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of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Twelfth & Marion Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Reading School District in Pennsylvania, with 492 students. The school faces significant challenges in improving student academic performance, particularly in Math and English Language Arts (ELA).

Twelfth & Marion Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages on PSSA tests, with only 18.1% of students proficient or better in Math and 21.9% in ELA, compared to the Pennsylvania state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 317 out of 429 Pennsylvania elementary schools for Hispanic students in Math, but 92 out of 207 for English Language Learner (ELL) students. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Reading School District, Twelfth & Marion Elementary generally performs worse on PSSA tests, with lower proficiency rates in Math and ELA. For example, the nearby Thirteenth & Green Elementary School had 18.1% proficiency in Math and 20.6% in ELA, outperforming Twelfth & Marion. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $18,470 in the 2022-2023 school year, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that a comprehensive, targeted approach may be needed to address the root causes of the school's struggles and improve educational outcomes for its students.

459

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,089

Per pupil spending ?

107.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 N 12th St
Reading, PA 19604-2056

(610) 371-5788

District: Reading School District

Students who attend Twelfth & Marion Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle School
High:	Reading Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.4%

African American:

3.3%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg14%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,355^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Reading School District

571^st of 606Reading School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1355 of 1511	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1351 of 1526	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1297 of 1534	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1361 of 1534	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1380 of 1433	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1415 of 1544	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1451 of 1530	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	1464 of 1547	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	1473 of 1554	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	1361 of 1474	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	1396 of 1467	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	1414 of 1519	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	1417 of 1599	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.4	1504 of 1597	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	1385 of 1579	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	1331 of 1549	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	1332 of 1551	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1365 of 1555	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	1303 of 1545	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	1116 of 1299	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.9	1190 of 1308	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.0	1165 of 1302	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	989 of 1030	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	937 of 1084	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	811 of 1043	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	92 of 207	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	85 of 200	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	102 of 196	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1322 of 1466	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1425 of 1488	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	317 of 429	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	359 of 454	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	300 of 432	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1221 of 1369	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1286 of 1432	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1171 of 1414	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1312 of 1475	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1238 of 1495	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-27 vs state

Math18%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Twelfth & Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 N 12th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5788	459	35	13.0	107.2%	9 (2.0%)	15 (3.3%)	424 (92.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	9.9	1355^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.6	1351^st of 1526 public elementary schools	11.5%	4	14.6	21.8	18.1	17.7	26.4	21.9	$21,089	$3,314	$17,776
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1600 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5795	641	44	14.4	100.5%	38 (5.9%)	17 (2.7%)	566 (88.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	9.7	1360^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.0%		11.1	1344^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.9%	16	17.4	18.7	18.1	12.8	28.9	20.6	$21,859	$3,907	$17,952
Thirteenth & Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5766	477	36	13.1	103.8%	20 (4.2%)	15 (3.1%)	433 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	8.4	1384^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.4%		18	1245^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.4%	139	11.1	21.3	15.8	16.6	23.7	19.9	$21,082	$3,133	$17,949
Tenth & Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N 10th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5756	564	38	14.7	102.3%	22 (3.9%)	30 (5.3%)	506 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	13.5	1296^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.2%		14.1	1298^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.9%	2	21.6	27.1	24.3	23.7	26.1	24.8	$20,114	$3,299	$16,815
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Centre Avenue	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5896	694	49	14.0	99.7%	21 (3.0%)	39 (5.6%)	624 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	6.3	1446^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.3%		6.5	1427^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.5%	19	12.2	16.8	14.5	16.7	15.1	15.9	$20,373	$3,099	$17,274
Tenth & Penn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	955 Penn St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 320-6994	345	28	12.2	105.8%	11 (3.2%)	21 (6.1%)	303 (87.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	5.3	1471^st of 1511 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.3	1408^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.7%	63	7.9	14.1	10.8	12.7	17.5	15.0	$22,136	$3,051	$19,085
Lauers Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	251 N 2nd St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5960	615	42	14.5	92.0%	28 (4.6%)	21 (3.4%)	561 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8.1	1392^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	7.9%		14.2	1294^th of 1526 public elementary schools	15.2%	98	25.0	16.0	21.3	13.9	17.6	15.3	$20,817	$3,425	$17,391
Amanda E Stout Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	321 S 10th St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5815	758	56	13.4	97.4%	25 (3.3%)	40 (5.3%)	678 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	5.1	1480^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.3	1429^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.4%	51	13.0	6.1	9.7	18.0	13.9	16.0	$20,730	$3,238	$17,491
Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 Haak St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5760	527	32	16.3	98.7%	38 (7.2%)	38 (7.2%)	439 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	10.6	1343^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.2	1327^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.0%	16	24.4	17.1	20.8	26.8	17.0	22.0	$20,461	$2,720	$17,741
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	820 Clinton Street	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5904	496	40	12.3	101.6%	9 (1.8%)	28 (5.6%)	450 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	11.7	1322^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	12.5%		13.2	1314^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.9%	8	23.3	26.7	24.9	20.9	21.4	21.1	$22,482	$3,115	$19,367

Frequently Asked Questions about Twelfth & Marion Elementary School

How many students attend Twelfth & Marion Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Twelfth & Marion Elementary School.

Is Twelfth & Marion Elementary School a good school?

Twelfth & Marion Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Twelfth & Marion Elementary School in?

Reading School District

What is the racial makeup of Twelfth & Marion Elementary School?

Students at Twelfth & Marion Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Twelfth & Marion Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Twelfth & Marion Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Middle School
High : Reading Senior High School

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