Reading School District

Reading scores 28.1 of 100 on the NookLocal Academic Index, #111 of 112 districts serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Berks, Lancaster, and the Lehigh Valley. Components (official 2025 PDE data): PSSA proficiency 14% (state ~45%), Keystone proficiency 18%, graduation rate 77.5% (state 89.1%). The index measures outcomes, not school effectiveness in isolation.

The district levies 17.93 mills (2025-26) on Berks County's assessment base, an effective school tax of about 0.58% of market value at the current Common Level Ratio. With county and typical municipal millage, the total runs about 1.48%, roughly $6,668 per year on a $450,000 purchase. Exact bills vary by municipality (1.48%–1.48% across 1) and by the home's actual assessment.

NookLocal-covered towns served by Reading: Reading, Reading City. The taxing municipalities are Reading City. A specific home's district is shown on every NookLocal listing.

Academically: Reading 28.1 vs. Antietam 42.0 on the Academic Index. On taxes: 1.48% vs. 2.34% of home value per year, about $6,668 vs. $10,532 on a $450,000 purchase. Full comparison on the school district value matrix.

66.2% of Reading students are regularly present (enrolled and attending at least 90% of school days) versus 79.6% statewide (Future Ready PA Index, 2024-25).

26.3% of students receive special-education services (Pennsylvania average 20.3%), with about 382 students per school counselor and 1,997 per school psychologist. The Family & student support section above has the full breakdown.

Rather than a single safety score, NookLocal shows official district figures. Regular attendance is 66.2% (state 79.6%). For 2021-22, the federal Civil Rights Data Collection reports about 114.8 out-of-school suspensions and 12.4 law-enforcement referrals per 1,000 students. These figures describe the district, not individual schools, and reported bullying is widely undercounted. See the Family & student support section.