Best School Districts in Berks County

For a lot of families, choosing where to live in Berks County comes down to one question first: which school district? Below is every Berks County school district ranked by the NookLocal Academic Index, a 0-100 score built only from official Pennsylvania test and graduation results. For each district you'll find the towns it serves, so you can go straight from "which schools" to "which homes."

Academics: Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2025 PSSA and Keystone files and SY 2024-25 cohort graduation rates. Compiled 2026-06-26. School budgets and the new Common Level Ratio land in July, and we re-rank then.

1. #1

   Kutztown Area School District

   Academic Index 69.6

   PSSA

   55%

   Keystone

   71%

   Graduation

   97%

   Towns: Greenwich Township, Kutztown, Kutztown Borough, Maxatawny Township

   Typical total property tax ~1.48% of home value/yr · median asking $598,000 · full profile & taxes

2. #2

   Boyertown Area School District

   Academic Index 66.7

   PSSA

   54%

   Keystone

   65%

   Graduation

   96%

   Towns: Douglass Township

   Typical total property tax ~1.62% of home value/yr · median asking $229,450 · full profile & taxes

3. #3

   Wyomissing Area School District

   Academic Index 66.3

   PSSA

   55%

   Keystone

   62%

   Graduation

   97%

   Towns: West Reading, West Reading Borough, Wyomissing, Wyomissing Borough

   Typical total property tax ~1.78% of home value/yr · median asking $699,900 · full profile & taxes

4. #4

   Twin Valley School District

   Academic Index 64.9

   PSSA

   54%

   Keystone

   62%

   Graduation

   93%

   Typical total property tax ~1.47% of home value/yr · median asking $527,250 · full profile & taxes

5. #5

   Oley Valley School District

   Academic Index 63.7

   PSSA

   52%

   Keystone

   61%

   Graduation

   93%

   Towns: Ruscombmanor Township

   Typical total property tax ~1.48% of home value/yr · median asking $462,450 · full profile & taxes

6. #6

   Tulpehocken Area School District

   Academic Index 62.9

   PSSA

   45%

   Keystone

   66%

   Graduation

   92%

   Typical total property tax ~1.26% of home value/yr · full profile & taxes

7. #7

   Exeter Township School District

   Academic Index 62.6

   PSSA

   47%

   Keystone

   61%

   Graduation

   98%

   Towns: Exeter Township

   Typical total property tax ~1.78% of home value/yr · median asking $389,000 · full profile & taxes

8. #8

   Daniel Boone Area School District

   Academic Index 62.1

   PSSA

   49%

   Keystone

   58%

   Graduation

   96%

   Towns: Amity Township, Birdsboro, Birdsboro Borough, Union Township

   Typical total property tax ~1.61% of home value/yr · median asking $475,000 · full profile & taxes

9. #9

   Wilson School District

   Academic Index 62.1

   PSSA

   51%

   Keystone

   59%

   Graduation

   91%

   Towns: Lower Heidelberg Township, Sinking Spring, Spring Township, Wyomissing, Wyomissing Borough

   Typical total property tax ~1.59% of home value/yr · median asking $567,500 · full profile & taxes

10. #10

    Conrad Weiser Area School District

    Academic Index 58.9

    PSSA

    45%

    Keystone

    56%

    Graduation

    94%

    Towns: South Heidelberg Township, Wernersville

    Typical total property tax ~1.71% of home value/yr · median asking $325,000 · full profile & taxes

11. #11

    Fleetwood Area School District

    Academic Index 58.0

    PSSA

    42%

    Keystone

    55%

    Graduation

    96%

    Towns: Fleetwood, Fleetwood Borough, Maidencreek Township, Richmond Township

    Typical total property tax ~1.65% of home value/yr · median asking $359,900 · full profile & taxes

12. #12

    Brandywine Heights Area School District

    Academic Index 57.8

    PSSA

    52%

    Keystone

    46%

    Graduation

    94%

    Towns: Longswamp Township

    Typical total property tax ~1.63% of home value/yr · median asking $469,900 · full profile & taxes

13. #13

    Schuylkill Valley School District

    Academic Index 55.6

    PSSA

    42%

    Keystone

    49%

    Graduation

    97%

    Towns: Bern Township, Leesport, Leesport Borough

    Typical total property tax ~1.41% of home value/yr · median asking $624,750 · full profile & taxes

14. #14

    Hamburg Area School District

    Academic Index 51.7

    PSSA

    39%

    Keystone

    43%

    Graduation

    93%

    Towns: Hamburg, Hamburg Borough, Tilden Township, Upper Bern Township

    Typical total property tax ~1.29% of home value/yr · median asking $239,900 · full profile & taxes

15. #15

    Governor Mifflin School District

    Academic Index 49.5

    PSSA

    38%

    Keystone

    40%

    Graduation

    91%

    Towns: Cumru Township, Mohnton, Mohnton Borough, Shillington, Shillington Borough

    Typical total property tax ~1.67% of home value/yr · median asking $342,500 · full profile & taxes

16. #16

    Muhlenberg School District

    Academic Index 42.1

    PSSA

    27%

    Keystone

    34%

    Graduation

    90%

    Towns: Muhlenberg Township

    Typical total property tax ~1.82% of home value/yr · median asking $364,900 · full profile & taxes

17. #17

    Antietam School District

    Academic Index 42.0

    PSSA

    27%

    Keystone

    36%

    Graduation

    84%

    Towns: Lower Alsace Township, Mount Penn Borough

    Typical total property tax ~2.51% of home value/yr · median asking $272,500 · full profile & taxes

18. #18

    Reading School District

    Academic Index 28.1

    PSSA

    14%

    Keystone

    18%

    Graduation

    78%

    Towns: Reading, Reading City

    Typical total property tax ~1.59% of home value/yr · median asking $190,000 · full profile & taxes

Academic data: Pennsylvania Department of Education public district-level files (PSSA, Keystone, cohort graduation rates). Scores summarize published outcomes only and are not a measure of any individual school. Verify current figures with the district before making decisions.