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Thirteenth & Green Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1384^th

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of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Thirteenth & Green Elementary School is a public elementary school in Reading, Pennsylvania, serving 495 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Reading School District, which is ranked 571 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thirteenth & Green Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments well below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.8% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 9.8% in the Reading School District. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate was 19.9%, compared to 48.5% statewide and 17.5% in the district. The school's performance has been consistently low, with proficiency rates in the single digits or low teens in recent years.

While the school's overall performance is low, its Hispanic and English Language Learner students have performed better relative to their peers in the state. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities is particularly low, ranking in the bottom 100 schools in Pennsylvania for this subgroup. Nearby schools, such as Tenth & Green Elementary and Thirteenth & Union Elementary, have slightly higher proficiency rates, suggesting there may be some variation in instructional practices or school-level factors within the Reading School District.

477

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,082

Per pupil spending ?

103.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 N 13th St
Reading, PA 19604-2720

(610) 371-5766

District: Reading School District

Students who attend Thirteenth & Green Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Reading Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.8%

White:

4.2%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 29 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg14%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,384^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	8.4	1384 of 1511	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1245 of 1526	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1336 of 1534	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1404 of 1534	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	1400 of 1433	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1280 of 1544	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1311 of 1530	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	1408 of 1547	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	1385 of 1554	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	1359 of 1474	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	1363 of 1467	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	1429 of 1519	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	1412 of 1599	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	1326 of 1597	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	1497 of 1579	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.4	1438 of 1549	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	1408 of 1551	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	1438 of 1555	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.4	1460 of 1545	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.1	1107 of 1299	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	1116 of 1308	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.3	1043 of 1302	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	993 of 1030	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1024 of 1084	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	189 of 207	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	119 of 200	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	100 of 196	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1374 of 1466	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1276 of 1488	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	330 of 429	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	263 of 454	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	302 of 432	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1212 of 1369	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1088 of 1432	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1190 of 1414	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1320 of 1475	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1151 of 1495	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-29 vs state

Math16%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 S 5th St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5951	408	32	12.6	94.1%	20 (4.9%)	29 (7.1%)	349 (85.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	6.7	1428^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.5%		13.5	1309^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.2%	119	16.3	14.9	15.5	16.4	16.4	16.4	$25,442	$4,737	$20,705
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thirteenth & Green Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Thirteenth & Green Elementary School?

Students at Thirteenth & Green Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Thirteenth & Green Elementary School a good school?

Thirteenth & Green Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Thirteenth & Green Elementary School in?

Reading School District

How many students attend Thirteenth & Green Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Thirteenth & Green Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Thirteenth & Green Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thirteenth & Green Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Reading Senior High School

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