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Lauers Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1392^nd

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of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Lauers Park Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Reading School District in Pennsylvania, with 566 students enrolled. The school faces significant challenges, consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages on standardized tests.

Lauers Park Elementary School struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking of 1392 out of 1511 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite the school's high spending per student, which was $17,776 in the 2022-2023 school year, this increased funding does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for students.

The challenges faced by Lauers Park Elementary School are not unique, as the nearby elementary schools within the Reading School District, such as Glenside Elementary School, Millmont Elementary School, and Tyson-Schoener Elementary School, also struggle academically, with similar low performance on standardized tests and high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients. Addressing these systemic issues within the district will require a concerted effort to implement evidence-based interventions and support systems to improve student outcomes.

615

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,817

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 N 2nd St
Reading, PA 19601-2963

(610) 371-5960

District: Reading School District

Students who attend Lauers Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Middle School
High:	Reading Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

White:

4.6%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg14%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,392^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	8.1	1392 of 1511	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1294 of 1526	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1334 of 1534	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1325 of 1534	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1371 of 1433	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1350 of 1544	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1347 of 1530	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	1388 of 1547	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	1417 of 1554	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.4	1261 of 1467	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	1303 of 1519	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.0	1288 of 1599	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.5	880 of 1597	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.6	1232 of 1579	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	1385 of 1549	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	1334 of 1551	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.2	1392 of 1555	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.1	1361 of 1545	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	1185 of 1299	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	1065 of 1308	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.8	1084 of 1302	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	819 of 1030	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1055 of 1084	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1022 of 1043	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	188 of 207	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	111 of 200	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	106 of 196	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1373 of 1466	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1318 of 1488	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	357 of 429	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	280 of 454	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	276 of 432	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1235 of 1369	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1127 of 1432	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1193 of 1414	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1341 of 1475	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1209 of 1495	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

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

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math21%-20 vs state

English Language Arts15%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

I love this school. My kids love this school. There school is clean neat. Very organized. Teachers there are nice kind. And very understanding. The principal there is awesome. Very outgoing very involved not the type to be away and sitting in his office all day. He goes out his way to see the kids visit class room and talk to parents. Is a beautiful school very artistic and creative. No complaint. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
Amanda E Stout Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	321 S 10th St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5815	758	56	13.4	97.4%	25 (3.3%)	40 (5.3%)	678 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	5.1	1480^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.1%		6.3	1429^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.4%	51	13.0	6.1	9.7	18.0	13.9	16.0	$20,730	$3,238	$17,491
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
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
Millmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Summit Avenue	Reading	19611	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5853	590	42	13.9	101.4%	65 (11.0%)	50 (8.5%)	462 (78.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	4.7	1490^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.4%		10.7	1349^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.6%	141	12.2	11.7	11.9	14.6	10.8	12.6	$20,597	$3,223	$17,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Lauers Park Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lauers Park Elementary School?

Students at Lauers Park Elementary School are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Lauers Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Lauers Park Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lauers Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lauers Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Middle School
High : Reading Senior High School

What district is Lauers Park Elementary School in?

Reading School District

Is Lauers Park Elementary School a good school?

Lauers Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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