📍 931 Chestnut St, Reading, Berks County, 19602
Southern MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Reading, Berks County. The school has 759 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Reading SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern MS enrolls 759 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Black or African American and 3.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 651 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 9.2% |
| White | 25 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
759 of the school's 759 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 759 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.
Southern MS 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 127.
Southern MS 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 759 students, Southern MS is close to the district average of about 877 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small