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Muhlenberg High School

Public Grades 10-12

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 21% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Muhlenberg High School is a public high school located in Reading, Pennsylvania, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 1,169 students. The school is part of the Muhlenberg School District, which is ranked 484 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Muhlenberg High School consistently performs below the state average on Keystone Exams, a standardized test used in Pennsylvania. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 31% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 44.3%. Similarly, the school's performance in Biology (24.1% proficient) and Literature (46.8% proficient) lagged behind the state averages. Muhlenberg High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 87.5% and 90.9% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 0.4% to 1.6% in the past few years.

Muhlenberg High School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby high schools, such as Exeter Township Senior High School, Wilson High School, and Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School, which have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and socioeconomic status. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, from a high of 366 out of 673 Pennsylvania high schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 434 out of 537 in 2020-2021.

1,166

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,279

Per pupil spending ?

100.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Sharp Avenue
Reading, PA 19605

(610) 921-8078

District: Muhlenberg School District

Feeder schools for Muhlenberg High School:

Elementary:	Muhlenberg Elementary Center
Middle:	C E Cole Intermediate School
	Muhlenberg Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.9%

White:

25.8%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (34% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg52%

536^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

484^th of 606Muhlenberg 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	23.4	536 of 681	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	555 of 686	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	570 of 674	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	467 of 634	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	434 of 537	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	473 of 693	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	366 of 673	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.6	371 of 663	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	446 of 677	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.2	404 of 680	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.6	429 of 580	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.0	358 of 591	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.2	402 of 664	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.4	487 of 660	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.0	421 of 649	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.7	363 of 632	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.9	259 of 621	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.9	319 of 615	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.6	284 of 604	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.7	218 of 593	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.1	271 of 590	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.6	226 of 583	61.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	213 of 276	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	156 of 284	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	93 of 260	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	455 of 524	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	407 of 513	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	377 of 502	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	88 of 109	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	56 of 84	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	77 of 85	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	522 of 657	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	525 of 665	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	189 of 287	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	207 of 274	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	207 of 252	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	445 of 651	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	543 of 664	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	568 of 652	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	508 of 660	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	555 of 662	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	132 of 165	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	444 of 583	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	484 of 595	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	506 of 577	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature47%-15 vs state

Algebra I31%-13 vs state

Biology24%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	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
Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	2615 Warren Road	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(610) 921-7300	20	34	.5	5,860.0%	12 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (30.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Reading Senior High School	Public	9-12	801 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5705	4,879	247	19.7	98.3%	198 (4.1%)	339 (6.9%)	4,270 (87.5%)	10 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	60 (1.2%)	6.4	621^st of 681 public high schools	8.8%		10.4	597^th of 686 public high schools	13.0%	24	9.7	14.3	31.1							$21,062	$2,153	$18,908
Schuylkill Valley High School	Public	9-12	929 Lakeshore Dr	Leesport	19533	Berks County	Schuylkill Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 926-1706	688	46	14.8	37.5%	539 (78.3%)	26 (3.8%)	98 (14.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	49.2	386^th of 681 public high schools	43.3%		58.8	308^th of 686 public high schools	55.1%	78	47.2	41.5	57.8							$14,139	$00	$14,139
Berks Career and Technology Center-West Campus	Public	9-12	1057 County Welfare Road	Leesport	19533	Berks County	Berks Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(610) 374-4073	21	29	.7	85.7%	19 (90.5%)	1 (4.8%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Antietam High School	Public	9-12	201 N 25th St	Reading	19606	Berks County	Antietam School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 779-3545	360	32	11.2	99.2%	131 (36.4%)	16 (4.4%)	196 (54.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	26.4	518^th of 681 public high schools	23.9%		46.8	417^th of 686 public high schools	39.2%	101	27.1	35.7	46.3							$16,029	$273	$15,756
Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	630 Evans Ave	Wyomissing	19610	Berks County	Wyomissing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 374-0739	965	79	12.2	41.0%	563 (58.3%)	55 (5.7%)	267 (27.7%)	29 (3.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.6%)	72.2	195^th of 681 public high schools	71.4%		69.1	210^th of 686 public high schools	69.4%	15	63.2	46.9	75.9	43.1	17.5	29.4	58.7	49.7	53.9	$21,280	$123	$21,156
Exeter Township Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 E 37th St	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 779-3060	1,312	80	16.3	39.8%	856 (65.2%)	72 (5.5%)	306 (23.3%)	20 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.3%)	72.8	184^th of 681 public high schools	73.0%		71.9	190^th of 686 public high schools	72.3%	6	56.7	54.8	72.9							$13,205	$00	$13,205
Wilson High School	Public	9-12	2601 Grandview Boulevard	West Lawn	19609	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 670-0180	2,133	132	16.1	42.4%	1,150 (53.9%)	168 (7.9%)	591 (27.7%)	111 (5.2%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	103 (4.8%)	69.5	220^th of 681 public high schools	67.7%		59.6	299^th of 686 public high schools	56.4%	79	45.2	57.7	76.0							$16,487	$275	$16,213
Governor Mifflin Senior High School	Public	9-12	101 S Waverly St	Shillington	19607	Berks County	Governor Mifflin School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 775-5089	1,425	80	17.9	99.8%	778 (54.6%)	59 (4.1%)	507 (35.6%)	19 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.1%)	32.9	486^th of 681 public high schools	28.6%		33.5	493^rd of 686 public high schools	28.1%	7	28.0	32.2	58.7							$15,262	$313	$14,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Muhlenberg High School

Is Muhlenberg High School a good school?

Muhlenberg High School ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What district is Muhlenberg High School in?

Muhlenberg School District

How many students attend Muhlenberg High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,166 students attended Muhlenberg High School.

What schools feed into Muhlenberg High School?

Muhlenberg High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Muhlenberg Elementary Center
Middle : C E Cole Intermediate School
Middle : Muhlenberg Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Muhlenberg High School?

Students at Muhlenberg High School are 62% Hispanic, 26% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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