High Schools in Muhlenberg School District

Summary:

The Muhlenberg School District in Pennsylvania contains only one high school, Muhlenberg High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages, ranking 536 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Muhlenberg High School's academic performance is a concern, with proficiency rates on Keystone Exams significantly below the state average in Algebra I (31% vs. 44.3%), Biology (24.1% vs. 49.3%), and Literature (46.8% vs. 62.1%). The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is also slightly below the state average. However, the school's dropout rate of 1.4% is relatively low.

One notable factor is the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which stands at 100%, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the district's higher-than-average spending of $18,004 per student, the school's performance remains below par, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. Overall, Muhlenberg High School appears to be a struggling school that faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students.

District Detail

801 Bellevue Avenue
Reading, PA 19605-1799

(610) 921-8000

SchoolDigger Rank:
484^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 4,409

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Muhlenberg High School	Public	10-12	400 Sharp Avenue	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 921-8078	1,166	68	17.2	100.3%	301 (25.8%)	80 (6.9%)	722 (61.9%)	14 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.9%)	23.4	536^th of 681 public high schools	21.3%		20	555^th of 686 public high schools	19.1%	19	31.0	24.1	46.8	$17,279	$1,001	$16,279

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center	1.47 mi	1
Reading School District	2.1 mi	19	571^st
Schuylkill Valley School District	3.85 mi	3	310^th
Wyomissing Area School District	4.01 mi	3	157^th
Berks Career and Technology Center	4.07 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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