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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 19602

At a glance

Schools

2,928

Students

Top rankedSouthwest Middle School754^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

Southwest Middle School up 50 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southwest Middle School 12 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The 19602 zip code area of Reading, Pennsylvania is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, all part of the Reading School District. This district is ranked 571 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significant educational challenges for the students in this area.

Among the schools, Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School and Tyson-Schoener Elementary School stand out as the top performers, with higher proficiency rates in both Math and English Language Arts compared to the other schools and the district average. However, even these relatively higher-performing schools still lag significantly behind the state averages in academic achievement. All of the schools in the 19602 zip code have 100% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the community.

The data also reveals variations in resources, with spending per student ranging from $13,680 at Amanda E Stout Elementary School to $21,478 at Tyson-Schoener Elementary School. Understanding how these resource differences impact the schools' performance and outcomes could provide valuable insights into addressing the educational challenges faced by the students in this area.

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 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
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
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
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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 19602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Reading	0.2 mi	32	690^th
West Reading	1.33 mi	1
Mount Penn	1.65 mi	1	663^rd
Shillington	2.58 mi	5	629^th
Wyomissing	2.64 mi	3	264^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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