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Thirteenth & Union Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Thirteenth & Union Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Reading School District in Pennsylvania, with 644 students. Despite the school's high per-student spending of $18,640, it has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thirteenth & Union's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 18.1% of students proficient or better in Math and 20.6% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5% respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for 3rd and 4th grade students. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as a high percentage of Hispanic and English Language Learner students, who perform significantly worse than their peers statewide.

While Thirteenth & Union has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.9, this smaller class size does not appear to be driving better academic performance. In fact, several nearby schools, such as Glenside Elementary and Tenth & Green Elementary, are outperforming Thirteenth & Union despite being part of the same district, suggesting that factors beyond just district-level policies and resources may be contributing to the school's poor performance.

641

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,859

Per pupil spending ?

100.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 N 13th St
Reading, PA 19604-1700

(610) 371-5795

District: Reading School District

Students who attend Thirteenth & Union Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle School
High:	Reading Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

White:

5.9%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg14%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,360^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	9.7	1360 of 1511	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1344 of 1526	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1360 of 1534	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1346 of 1534	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1388 of 1433	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1376 of 1544	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1343 of 1530	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	1330 of 1547	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1356 of 1554	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	1272 of 1467	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	1311 of 1519	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	1372 of 1599	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	1366 of 1597	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	1399 of 1579	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	1345 of 1549	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	1356 of 1551	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	1302 of 1555	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	1304 of 1545	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.7	1092 of 1299	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.9	1104 of 1308	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	37.0	924 of 1302	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1024 of 1030	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1053 of 1084	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	971 of 1043	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	162 of 207	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	181 of 200	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	140 of 196	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1293 of 1466	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1321 of 1488	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	334 of 429	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	345 of 454	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	356 of 432	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1234 of 1369	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1233 of 1432	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1231 of 1414	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1367 of 1475	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1293 of 1495	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-28 vs state

Math18%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Thirteenth & Union Elementary 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 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 & 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
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 & 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
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 & 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
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
Glenside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Lackawanna St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5913	261	23	11.1	100.8%	7 (2.7%)	18 (6.9%)	229 (87.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	14.9	1275^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.6%		16.5	1265^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.1%	10	30.5	16.2	24.1	30.4	24.3	27.7	$26,174	$4,553	$21,621
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thirteenth & Union Elementary School

How many students attend Thirteenth & Union Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Thirteenth & Union Elementary School.

Is Thirteenth & Union Elementary School a good school?

Thirteenth & Union Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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

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

Middle : Northeast Middle School
High : Reading Senior High School

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

Students at Thirteenth & Union Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Thirteenth & Union Elementary School in?

Reading School District

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