📍 500 Lackawanna St, Reading, Berks County, 19601
Glenside El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Reading, Berks County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Reading SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths.
Glenside El Sch enrolls 289 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Black or African American and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 255 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.4% |
| White | 6 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
289 of the school's 289 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Glenside El Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-60, state senate district 11, state house district 126.
Glenside El Sch is one of 19 schools in Reading SD, based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The district serves 16,664 students district-wide and employs 1,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 289 students, Glenside El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 877 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small