Reading School District is a large, urban public
school district
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North America United States
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that serves the city of
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading ( ; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Reddin'') is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 as of the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philade ...
. The Reading School District encompasses approximately . According to 2010 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 88,893. In 2009, the Reading School District residents’
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
was $13,086, while the
median family income
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was $31,067. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. The district's student demographics reflect the racial diversity of the City of Reading. The city's 88,893 residents include 58% Latino/Hispanic (vs. 37% in 2000), 28% White and 11% Black. In the 2015–2016 school year, the district contained 19,178 students.
Schools
Elementary schools
Students in preschool and
kindergarten
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through
grade 4 attend the following schools:
* Amanda E. Stout
* Glenside
* Lauer's Park
* Millmont
* Northwest Area
* Riverside
* Tyson-Schoener
* 10th & Green
* 10th & Penn
* 12th & Marion
* 13th & Green
* 13th & Union
* 16th & Haak
Middle schools
Students in
grade 5
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through
grade 8 attend the following schools:
* Northeast Middle School
* Northwest Middle School
* Southern Middle School
* Southwest Middle School
* Central Middle School
High school
*
Reading Senior High School
Reading Senior High School, colloquially known as The Castle on The Hill, is a 9–12 public high school in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1927 and is part of the Reading School District. It is the largest traditional high school ...
(grades
9-
12)
Extracurriculars
The Reading School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program at the high school and 4 middle schools.
Sports
The District funds:
;Boys:
*
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
- AAAA
*
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
- AAAA
*Bowling - AAAA
*
Cross country - AAA
*
Football
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- AAAA
*
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
- AAA
*Indoor track and field - AAAA
*
Soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
- AAA
*
Swimming and
diving
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), a ...
- AAA
*
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
- AAA
*
Track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
- AAA
*
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
- AAA
*Water polo - AAAA
*
Wrestling
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...
- AAA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AAAA
*Bowling - AAAA
*Cheer - AAAA
*Cross country - AAA
*Field hockey - AAA
*Indoor track and field - AAAA
*Soccer (Fall) - AAAA
*
Softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
- AAAA
*Swimming and diving - AAA
*Girls' tennis - AAA
*Track and field - AAA
*Volleyball - AAA
*Water polo - AAAA
Middle school sports:
;Boys:
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Football
*Soccer
*Track and field
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Field hockey
*Soccer (Fall)
*Softball
*Track and field
*Volleyball
[Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association Directory, PIAA School Directory, 2012]
References
{{Berks County, Pennsylvania School Districts
Reading, Pennsylvania
School districts in Berks County, Pennsylvania