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Glenside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Glenside Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Reading School District in Pennsylvania, with 263 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is underperforming compared to state standards.

Glenside Elementary students perform significantly below state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 24.1% proficient or better in Math and 27.7% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5% respectively. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Glenside Elementary spends $20,837 per student, which is higher than the state average and most nearby schools in the district, such as Lauers Park Elementary and Twelfth & Marion Elementary, which also struggle academically.

Glenside Elementary's consistent underperformance over the years is concerning, and the school's challenges may be indicative of broader systemic issues within the Reading School District. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improve educational outcomes for all students.

261

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,174

Per pupil spending ?

100.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Lackawanna St
Reading, PA 19601-1300

(610) 371-5913

District: Reading School District

Students who attend Glenside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle School
High:	Reading Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

African American:

6.9%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Reading School District

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg14%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,275^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	14.9	1275 of 1511	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1265 of 1526	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1404 of 1534	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1301 of 1534	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1248 of 1433	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1403 of 1544	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1385 of 1530	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1359 of 1547	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	1398 of 1554	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	1300 of 1467	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1309 of 1519	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.1	1223 of 1599	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	1250 of 1597	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	1410 of 1579	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	1414 of 1549	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	1397 of 1551	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.4	1466 of 1555	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1349 of 1545	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.7	1184 of 1299	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.5	1100 of 1308	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.2	1162 of 1302	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	960 of 1084	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	974 of 1043	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	30.2	142 of 196	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1278 of 1466	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1236 of 1488	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	255 of 429	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	254 of 454	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	357 of 432	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1066 of 1369	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1119 of 1432	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1256 of 1414	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1190 of 1475	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1248 of 1495	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)28th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2024)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-21 vs state

Math24%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Glenside 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 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Spring Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1211 Broadcasting Rd	Wyomissing	19610	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 670-0180	575	50	11.5	49.7%	242 (42.1%)	25 (4.3%)	222 (38.6%)	44 (7.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	66.3	552^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	63.5%		60	712^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.3%	160	68.7	56.0	40.5	54.3	60.5	62.7	51.3	57.5	$17,583	$586	$16,997
Wyomissing Hills Elementary Center	Public	K-4	110 Woodland Rd	Wyomissing	19610	Berks County	Wyomissing Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 374-0739	615	51	12.0	41.1%	360 (58.5%)	20 (3.3%)	184 (29.9%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.0%)	70.8	456^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.8%		73.6	426^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.1%	30	65.8	62.5		64.3	55.3	62.5		58.7	$20,321	$1,265	$19,056
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenside Elementary School

Is Glenside Elementary School a good school?

Glenside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Glenside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Glenside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Glenside Elementary School?

Students at Glenside Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Glenside Elementary School in?

Reading School District

What schools do graduates of Glenside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Glenside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : Reading Senior High School

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