Best Public Schools in Zip Code 19602

Summary:

The 19602 zip code area in Reading, Pennsylvania is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, all part of the Reading School District. While the district as a whole is ranked 558 out of 610 in Pennsylvania and rated 0 stars by SchoolDigger, a few schools in this area stand out.

Tyson-Schoener Elementary School is the highest-ranked school in the area, ranked 1309 out of 1526 Pennsylvania elementary schools. It has the strongest proficiency rates in PSSA Math (22.3%) and PSSA English Language Arts (29.5%) across all grades, with particularly strong 3rd-grade performance. Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School is the second-highest ranked, with the second-best proficiency rates in PSSA Math (17.2%) and PSSA ELA (23.7%), as well as the highest proficiency in PSSA Science (62.6%).

However, the schools in this area face significant challenges, with all 5 schools having 100% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and spending per student at $0, indicating limited resources. Test scores across the schools are generally low, with most performing well below state averages in PSSA Math, Science, and English Language Arts. Addressing these disparities will require targeted interventions and support to ensure all students in the 19602 zip code area have access to a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Tyson-Schoener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	315 S 5th St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5951	384	32	12.0	100.0%	22 (5.7%)	19 (4.9%)	338 (88.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	13.5	1309^th of 1526 public elementary schools	14.2%		9.3	1368^th of 1534 public elementary schools	10.8%	59	29.9	11.1					22.3	53.3		53.3	35.8	20.0					29.5	$00	$00	$00
Amanda E Stout Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	321 S 10th St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5815	738	54	13.6	100.0%	33 (4.5%)	49 (6.6%)	645 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	6.3	1429^th of 1526 public elementary schools	6.4%		4.5	1493^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	2.7%	64	6.7	8.5					7.7	53.8		53.8	19.4	17.7					18.5	$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	698	53	13.1	100.0%	25 (3.6%)	68 (9.7%)	593 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	7.6	836^th of 891 public middle schools	6.2%		8.1	829^th of 893 public middle schools	7.2%	7			4.3	3.5	3.5	5.3	4.2		15.9	15.9			19.0	14.5	16.8	16.5	16.6	$00	$00	$00
Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 Haak St	Reading	19602	Berks County	Reading School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 371-5760	520	32	16.2	100.0%	53 (10.2%)	43 (8.3%)	413 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	12.2	1327^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.0%		8.2	1390^th of 1534 public elementary schools	9.4%	63	20.5	14.3					17.2	62.6		62.6	29.5	18.7					23.7	$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	652	44	14.8	100.0%	33 (5.1%)	43 (6.6%)	575 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.4	804^th of 891 public middle schools	9.8%		8.7	816^th of 893 public middle schools	8.6%	12			8.9	5.0	5.0	1.5	5.0		19.1	19.1			14.1	22.8	21.8	22.0	20.4	$00	$00	$00

Cities Near Zip Code 19602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Reading	0.2 mi	32	688^th
West Reading	1.33 mi	1
Mount Penn	1.65 mi	1	667^th
Shillington	2.58 mi	5	617^th
Wyomissing	2.64 mi	3	283^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 19602

Tyson-Schoener Elementary School

Sixteenth & Haak Elementary School

Southwest Middle School

Southern Middle School

Amanda E Stout Elementary School

Cities Near Zip Code 19602