📍 1000 N Front St, Reading, Berks County, 19601
Northwest MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Reading, Berks County. The school has 869 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Reading SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest MS enrolls 869 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 7% Black or African American and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 760 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 7% |
| White | 38 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
869 of the school's 869 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 869 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.
Northwest 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 126.
Northwest 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 869 students, Northwest 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