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Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1343^rd

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of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Reading School District in Pennsylvania, with an enrollment of 520 students.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with significantly below-average performance on PSSA tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.8% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 9.8% in the Reading School District. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 15-32.5%, compared to the state average of around 48-54%. While the school's performance on PSSA Science tests is slightly better, it still falls below the state average.

The school faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. The school's diverse student population, with a significant percentage of Hispanic students and English Language Learners, also presents both challenges and opportunities. While these subgroups perform better than the overall school, they still lag behind state averages, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support. The school's relatively high student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending compared to some nearby schools, such as Mt Penn Elementary School, may suggest that the district is not allocating resources effectively to support the needs of Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School and its students.

527

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,461

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Haak St
Reading, PA 19602-2214

(610) 371-5760

District: Reading School District

Students who attend Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Reading Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

White:

7.2%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (21% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg14%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,343^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	10.6	1343 of 1511	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1327 of 1526	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1390 of 1534	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1415 of 1534	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1269 of 1433	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1498 of 1544	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	1446 of 1530	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	1434 of 1547	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	1448 of 1554	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	1371 of 1474	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.2	1373 of 1467	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	1346 of 1519	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	1419 of 1599	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	1468 of 1597	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	1449 of 1579	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	1437 of 1549	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	1347 of 1551	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	1364 of 1555	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.3	1196 of 1545	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.0	1062 of 1299	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.3	1148 of 1308	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.7	953 of 1302	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1014 of 1030	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	913 of 1084	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	987 of 1043	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	99 of 207	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	74 of 200	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	130 of 196	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1244 of 1466	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1287 of 1488	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	300 of 429	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	314 of 454	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	365 of 432	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1191 of 1369	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1201 of 1432	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1283 of 1414	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1349 of 1475	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1286 of 1495	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-26 vs state

Math21%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Terrible!! The teachers stay on their phones all day when they are supposed to be teaching. My son was called “dumb” by his special education teacher. The principal (Mrs. Webb) says it is “unheard of for that particular teacher to do such a thing” when it is presented to her. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 & 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School

What district is Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School in?

Reading School District

What is the racial makeup of Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School?

Students at Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Reading Senior High School

How many students attend Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School.

Is Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School a good school?

Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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