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C E Cole Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

C E Cole Intermediate School is a public middle school located in Reading, Pennsylvania, serving around 950 students in grades 4-6. It is part of the Muhlenberg School District, which is ranked 484 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school consistently underperforms compared to the Muhlenberg School District and the state of Pennsylvania in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates are 20.9% in Math and 28.5% in ELA, compared to the district's 23.3% and 30%, and the state's 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in the 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 school years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Exeter Township Junior High School and Schuylkill Valley Middle School, C E Cole Intermediate School appears to have lower academic performance, higher student-teacher ratios, and lower spending per student. This suggests that the school may be at a relative disadvantage in terms of resources and support available to its students, which could contribute to the challenges it faces in improving student outcomes.

986

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,501

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Bellevue Avenue
Reading, PA 19605

(610) 921-8000

District: Muhlenberg School District

Students who attend C E Cole Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Muhlenberg High School

Feeder schools for C E Cole Intermediate School:

Elementary:

Muhlenberg Elementary Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.6%

White:

21.7%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2019 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

!Math scores 21 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,193^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 29% (2019) 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	20.4	1193 of 1511	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1214 of 1526	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1166 of 1534	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1204 of 1534	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1160 of 1433	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1092 of 1544	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	132 of 413	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	88 of 437	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	133 of 437	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	826 of 1030	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	834 of 1084	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	871 of 1043	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	138 of 207	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	135 of 200	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	136 of 196	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1194 of 1466	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1202 of 1488	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	282 of 429	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	327 of 454	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	239 of 432	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1024 of 1369	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1140 of 1432	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1064 of 1414	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1144 of 1475	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1188 of 1495	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	63 of 100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	76 of 128	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	71 of 117	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1075 of 1201	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1079 of 1229	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1020 of 1236	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)68th percentile+47 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-20 vs state

Math21%-21 vs state

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Schools Near C E Cole Intermediate School

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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 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	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
C E Cole Intermediate School	Public	4-6	801 Bellevue Avenue	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 921-8000	986	60	16.4	96.3%	214 (21.7%)	78 (7.9%)	578 (58.6%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (10.2%)								(n/a)	26.5	18.2	18.9			20.9	23.7	28.8	32.4			28.5	$14,501	$1,528	$12,973
Muhlenberg Junior High School	Public	7-9	801 E Bellevue Ave	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 921-8034	1,016	65	15.7	99.0%	204 (20.1%)	84 (8.3%)	648 (63.8%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (6.5%)	29	606^th of 873 public middle schools	30.6%		29.2	624^th of 891 public middle schools	30.0%	18				20.3	18.6	19.4				26.5	34.1	30.3	$15,650	$703	$14,947
Northeast Middle School	Public	5-8	1216 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5774	868	67	12.9	106.3%	50 (5.8%)	35 (4.0%)	767 (88.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	14.4	738^th of 873 public middle schools	15.5%		13.1	758^th of 891 public middle schools	14.9%	20		13.5	9.5	5.3	4.3	8.2		13.6	29.4	20.1	27.8	22.8	$21,360	$2,390	$18,971
Northwest Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 N Front St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5772	821	59	13.9	100.7%	32 (3.9%)	51 (6.2%)	727 (88.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	11.3	771^st of 873 public middle schools	11.7%		10.5	789^th of 891 public middle schools	11.4%	18		3.9	8.8	8.9	4.9	6.7		9.9	20.5	20.0	14.4	16.2	$20,894	$2,551	$18,343
Central Middle School	Public	5-8	215 North 12th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 258-7365	1,785	116	15.4	95.7%	93 (5.2%)	102 (5.7%)	1,567 (87.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.0%)	8.7	812^th of 873 public middle schools	7.0%		9.1	810^th of 891 public middle schools	9.1%	2		9.7	4.8	3.1	1.8	5.0		10.4	16.4	13.7	21.7	15.3	$20,260	$2,271	$17,989
Schuylkill Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	114 Ontelaunee Dr	Leesport	19533	Berks County	Schuylkill Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 926-7111	691	44	15.8	38.6%	535 (77.4%)	24 (3.5%)	98 (14.2%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	59.4	340^th of 873 public middle schools	61.1%		65.2	312^th of 891 public middle schools	65.0%	28		20.8	39.0	29.4	19.9	27.3		27.6	55.1	59.4	51.5	48.5	$13,716	$00	$13,716
Southern Middle School	Public	5-8	931 Chestnut St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5803	661	53	12.5	105.6%	28 (4.2%)	52 (7.9%)	569 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	7.9	826^th of 873 public middle schools	5.4%		7.6	836^th of 891 public middle schools	6.2%	10		7.9	3.8	2.8	2.2	4.2		14.4	13.5	13.4	18.8	15.0	$21,428	$3,134	$18,294
Southwest Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Chestnut St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5934	574	48	12.0	113.6%	29 (5.1%)	42 (7.3%)	498 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	12.8	754^th of 873 public middle schools	13.6%		9.4	804^th of 891 public middle schools	9.8%	50		13.3	10.0	2.5	4.1	7.0		14.4	26.2	24.2	22.8	21.9	$22,294	$2,812	$19,482
West Reading Elementary Center	Public	5-6	421 Chestnut St	West Reading	19611	Berks County	Wyomissing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 374-0739	310	22	14.1	39.7%	181 (58.4%)	13 (4.2%)	91 (29.4%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)								(n/a)		61.6	45.3			54.0		75.0	70.1			72.7	$18,559	$570	$17,989
Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate School	Public	4-8	2310 Cumberland Ave	Mount Penn	19606	Berks County	Antietam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 779-3547	434	38	11.4	59.7%	122 (28.1%)	30 (6.9%)	254 (58.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)								(n/a)	37.0	28.9	17.7	21.8	3.3	22.7	35.6	26.5	38.0	38.5	35.0	34.4	$31,665	$3,861	$27,804

Frequently Asked Questions about C E Cole Intermediate School

What high school do graduates of C E Cole Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend C E Cole Intermediate School usually go on to attend Muhlenberg High School

What district is C E Cole Intermediate School in?

Muhlenberg School District

What is the racial makeup of C E Cole Intermediate School?

Students at C E Cole Intermediate School are 59% Hispanic, 22% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend C E Cole Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 986 students attended C E Cole Intermediate School.

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