Is Northeast Middle School a good school?

Northeast Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Northeast Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 938 students attended Northeast Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Northeast Middle School?

Students at Northeast Middle School are 88% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Northeast Middle School attend?

Students who attend Northeast Middle School usually go on to attend Reading Senior High School

Northeast Middle School

Summary:

Northeast Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Reading School District in Pennsylvania, with a student population of 938. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 88.38% of students identifying as Hispanic in the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite its large student body, Northeast Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Pennsylvania, ranking 756 out of 893 middle schools in the state for the 2022-2023 school year. The school's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. This is likely due to the school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. In comparison, the other middle schools in the Reading School District, such as Southern Middle School, Southwest Middle School, Central Middle School, and Northwest Middle School, have slightly higher academic performance, lower dropout rates, and more diverse student populations.

While Northeast Middle School's overall performance is very low, its African American and White student subgroups perform slightly better than the Hispanic and English Language Learner subgroups. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the specific needs of its Hispanic and ELL students to improve their academic outcomes. Additionally, the school's reported spending of $0 per student for the past few years is concerning and may be a contributing factor to the school's low academic performance, though it is unclear if the school is underfunded or if the data is simply missing.

Detail:

Public 5-8

1216 N 13th St
Reading, PA 19604-2019

(610) 371-5774

District: Reading School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
756^th of 893 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Students who attend Northeast Middle School usually attend:

High:

Reading Senior High School

Feeder schools for Northeast Middle School:

Elementary:	Thirteenth & Union Elementary School
	Twelfth & Marion Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 938

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

African American:

5.3%

White:

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Northeast Middle School ranks worse than 84.7% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks first among 5 ranked middle schools in the Reading School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.97. (See more...)

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.4%), African American (5.3%), White (4.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Reading School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northeast Middle School is 14.9, which is the 2^nd best among 5 middle schools in the Reading School District. (See more...)

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Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Northeast Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Northeast Middle School 756^th of 893 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Northeast Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Disabled students:

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White students:

Reading School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Reading School District 569^th of 606 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Northeast Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Northeast Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile
2003	26.51	525^th	643	18.4%
2004	27.94	536^th	663	19.2%
2005	67.40	253^rd	687	63.2%
2006	41.59	500^th	736	32.1%
2007	35.43	559^th	749	25.4%
2008	16.86	654^th	753	13.1%
2009	21.64	645^th	770	16.2%
2010	30.30	647^th	805	19.6%
2011	23.98	686^th	825	16.8%
2012	20.88	694^th	834	16.8%
2013	11.68	657^th	758	13.3%
2014	6.24	663^rd	728	8.9%
2016	10.02	760^th	870	12.6%
2017	11.59	743^rd	877	15.3%
2018	8.59	775^th	861	10.0%
2019	9.82	787^th	891	11.7%
2021	11.60	698^th	797	12.4%
2022	14.61	731^st	883	17.2%
2023	12.97	756^th	893	15.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Northeast Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.89	107^th	143	25.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northeast Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.90	726^th	874	16.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Northeast Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.85	520^th	660	21.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Northeast Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.68	207^th	421	50.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northeast Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.94	286^th	362	21.0%

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Rank History for White students at Northeast Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	PA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.51	312^th	681	54.2%

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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Northeast Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	595	34	14	67	0	n/a	n/a	-2	708
1989	719	42	15	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	845
1990	706	53	17	120	0	n/a	n/a	0	896
1991	743	59	12	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	935
1992	595	54	11	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	748
1993	606	60	7	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	764
1994	577	63	9	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	770
1995	548	68	9	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	848
1996	548	68	9	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	848
1997	539	80	12	259	0	n/a	n/a	0	890
1998	525	94	14	307	1	n/a	n/a	0	941
1999	482	102	12	328	1	n/a	n/a	0	925
2000	489	132	12	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	1022
2001	464	158	9	493	1	n/a	n/a	0	1125
2002	380	185	11	612	0	n/a	n/a	0	1188
2003	380	185	11	612	0	n/a	n/a	0	1188
2004	351	176	8	671	1	n/a	n/a	0	1207
2005	323	166	6	766	0	n/a	n/a	0	1261
2006	270	152	7	800	0	n/a	n/a	0	1229
2007	194	134	4	765	0	n/a	n/a	0	1097
2008	143	118	5	750	0	n/a	n/a	0	1016
2009	149	120	5	774	0	n/a	n/a	0	1048
2010	103	82	3	627	1	n/a	n/a	0	816
2011	105	84	5	631	0	0	0	0	825
2012	88	83	4	683	0	0	12	0	870
2013	67	83	6	708	0	0	20	0	884
2014	43	54	6	692	0	0	23	0	818
2015	59	53	3	679	0	0	25	0	819
2016	68	65	4	709	0	0	31	0	877
2017	63	67	8	762	0	0	36	0	936
2018	41	78	4	777	0	0	31	0	931
2019	36	56	1	831	0	0	18	0	942
2020	73	62	3	920	1	0	23	0	1082
2021	65	48	4	885	1	0	14	0	1017
2022	63	50	4	849	1	0	12	0	979
2023	46	50	1	829	1	0	11	0	938

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Northeast Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	708	54.5	12.9	n/a
1989	845	65.0	13.0	n/a
1990	896	66.0	13.5	0
1991	935	64.0	14.6	n/a
1992	748	53.5	13.9	n/a
1993	764	47.0	16.3	n/a
1994	770	49.0	15.7	n/a
1995	848	52.0	16.3	n/a
1996	848	52.0	16.3	n/a
1997	890	50.0	17.8	n/a
1998	941	53.0	17.8	n/a
1999	925	56.0	16.5	n/a
2000	1022	56.0	18.3	65.5
2001	1125	62.0	18.1	66
2002	1188	71.3	16.7	68.4
2003	1188	71.3	16.7	68.4
2004	1207	76.0	15.9	67.4
2005	1261	74.1	17.0	64.5
2006	1229	71.5	17.2	84.5
2007	1097	66.5	16.5	82.7
2008	1016	82.8	12.3	87.6
2009	1048	77.0	13.6	86.2
2010	816	63.2	12.9	93.5
2011	825	63.7	12.9	90.2
2012	870	59.2	14.6	90.5
2013	884	57.8	15.2	91.3
2014	818	53.3	15.3	94.5
2015	819	54.0	15.1	99.6
2016	877	53.0	16.5	100
2017	936	54.0	17.3	100
2018	931	57.0	16.3	100
2019	942	56.0	16.8	99.9
2020	1082	69.0	15.6	99.9
2021	1017	65.0	15.6	99.7
2022	979	66.0	14.8	99.7
2023	938	62.8	14.9	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Northeast Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	708	54.5	12.9	n/a
1989	845	65.0	13.0	n/a
1990	896	66.0	13.5	0
1991	935	64.0	14.6	n/a
1992	748	53.5	13.9	n/a
1993	764	47.0	16.3	n/a
1994	770	49.0	15.7	n/a
1995	848	52.0	16.3	n/a
1996	848	52.0	16.3	n/a
1997	890	50.0	17.8	n/a
1998	941	53.0	17.8	n/a
1999	925	56.0	16.5	n/a
2000	1022	56.0	18.3	65.5
2001	1125	62.0	18.1	66
2002	1188	71.3	16.7	68.4
2003	1188	71.3	16.7	68.4
2004	1207	76.0	15.9	67.4
2005	1261	74.1	17.0	64.5
2006	1229	71.5	17.2	84.5
2007	1097	66.5	16.5	82.7
2008	1016	82.8	12.3	87.6
2009	1048	77.0	13.6	86.2
2010	816	63.2	12.9	93.5
2011	825	63.7	12.9	90.2
2012	870	59.2	14.6	90.5
2013	884	57.8	15.2	91.3
2014	818	53.3	15.3	94.5
2015	819	54.0	15.1	99.6
2016	877	53.0	16.5	100
2017	936	54.0	17.3	100
2018	931	57.0	16.3	100
2019	942	56.0	16.8	99.9
2020	1082	69.0	15.6	99.9
2021	1017	65.0	15.6	99.7
2022	979	66.0	14.8	99.7
2023	938	62.8	14.9	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Northeast Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,066 (9.4%)	$10,306 (90.6%)	$11,372
2020	$00 (NaN)	$00 (NaN)	$00
2021	$00 (NaN)	$00 (NaN)	$00
2022	$00 (NaN)	$00 (NaN)	$00

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Northeast Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 787^th of 891 Middle schools	Ranks 756^th of 893 Middle schools	3.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Northeast Middle School)	8	5.9	2.1%
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	39	36.4	2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Northeast Middle School)	28.5	31.8	3.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	63	55.6	7.4%
7th Grade Math (Northeast Middle School)	11.7	4.8	6.9%
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)	38.2	33.2	5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Northeast Middle School)	28	24.2	3.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.5	54.5	6%
All Grades Math (Northeast Middle School)	9.8	5.9	3.9%
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)	42.4	39.3	3.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Northeast Middle School)	28.3	26.5	1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)	60.9	53.8	7.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	942	938	0.4%
African American	56	50	10.7%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	1	1
Hispanic	831	829	0.2%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	36	46	27.8%
Two or More Races	18	11	38.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.9%	100%	0.1%

Schools Near Northeast Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				PSSA Math (2023)						PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northeast Middle School	Public	5-8	1216 N 13th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5774	938	63	14.9	100.0%	46 (4.9%)	50 (5.3%)	829 (88.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	13	756^th of 893 public middle schools	15.3%		14.6	731^st of 883 public middle schools	17.2%	25		9.4	5.9	4.8	4.0	5.9		30.5	30.5		23.0	31.8	24.2	27.1	26.5	$00	$00	$00
Central Middle School	Public	5-8	215 North 12th St	Reading	19604	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 258-7365	1,865	120	15.5	100.0%	92 (4.9%)	119 (6.4%)	1,625 (87.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.3%)	9.8	801^st of 893 public middle schools	10.3%		9.3	800^th of 883 public middle schools	9.4%	1		6.9	3.1	3.6	3.0	4.1		27.3	27.3		14.3	23.3	18.1	24.8	20.3	$00	$00	$00
Northwest Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 N Front St	Reading	19601	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5772	869	53	16.4	100.0%	38 (4.4%)	61 (7.0%)	760 (87.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	9	810^th of 893 public middle schools	9.3%		10.6	778^th of 883 public middle schools	11.9%	32		11.6	3.3	5.6	2.7	5.8		26.0	26.0		23.1	18.4	20.4	19.9	20.4	$00	$00	$00
Southern Middle School	Public	5-8	931 Chestnut St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5803	759	55	13.7	100.0%	25 (3.3%)	70 (9.2%)	651 (85.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	8.1	829^th of 893 public middle schools	7.2%		7.8	830^th of 883 public middle schools	6.0%	1		10.2	4.8	3.1	4.1	5.5		21.9	21.9		16.5	17.1	13.9	21.6	17.2	$00	$00	$00
Southwest Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Chestnut St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5934	671	44	15.3	100.0%	31 (4.6%)	42 (6.3%)	592 (88.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	8.7	816^th of 893 public middle schools	8.6%		8.8	811^th of 883 public middle schools	8.2%	5		6.6	3.4	3.0	3.7	4.3		23.4	23.4		19.1	22.7	19.5	20.2	20.4	$00	$00	$00
West Reading Elementary Center	Public	5-6	421 Chestnut St	West Reading	19611	Berks County	Wyomissing Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 374-0739	297	20	14.8	41.1%	184 (62.0%)	15 (5.1%)	76 (25.6%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)								(n/a)		57.8	51.4			54.7					69.0	68.4			68.7	$16,974	$1,159	$15,816
Muhlenberg Junior High School	Public	7-9	801 E Bellevue Ave	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 921-8034	1,013	66	15.4	100.0%	241 (23.8%)	61 (6.0%)	650 (64.2%)	16 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	25.1	650^th of 893 public middle schools	27.2%		25	640^th of 883 public middle schools	27.5%	10				16.4	14.2	15.2		33.8	33.8				36.4	33.7	35.0	$13,409	$1,573	$11,836
C E Cole Intermediate School	Public	4-6	801 Bellevue Avenue	Reading	19605	Berks County	Muhlenberg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 921-8000	931	56	16.5	100.0%	211 (22.7%)	83 (8.9%)	562 (60.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (7.3%)								(n/a)	23.0	25.2	34.7			27.8	54.2		54.2	25.1	33.5	41.1			33.5	$13,314	$2,021	$11,293
Exeter Township Junior High School	Public	7-8	151 E 39th St	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 779-3320	637	44	14.4	33.6%	427 (67.0%)	29 (4.6%)	141 (22.1%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	66.9	278^th of 893 public middle schools	68.9%		71.4	226^th of 883 public middle schools	74.4%	52				39.3	25.7	32.7		65.9	65.9				58.7	54.7	56.8	$17,462	$461	$17,001
Reiffton School	Public	5-6	4355 Dunham Drive	Reading	19606	Berks County	Exeter Township School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 779-7640	612	39	15.7	39.1%	428 (69.9%)	31 (5.1%)	119 (19.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)								(n/a)		44.7	57.7			51.0					66.9	71.0			68.9	$16,250	$975	$15,275

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