Central Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Reading, Pennsylvania
Central Middle School in Reading, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,785 students in 2024-25 with 115.8 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 21% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
1,865 students in 2022-23, 1,708 students in 2023-24, 1,785 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 119.8 to 115.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,865 | 119.8 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 1,708 | 111.0 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 1,785 | 115.8 | 15.4 |
15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools
Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 394 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Middle School enrolled 1,970 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 469 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 394 of the 1,970 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions469
- Chronically absent34.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.8% of students were Hispanic, 5.7% Black, 5.2% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic87.8%
- Black5.7%
- White5.2%
- Two or more races1.0%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Central Middle School scored proficient or above: 21% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 21% | 21% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% | 6% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Reading
9 public middle schools in Reading report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School | 1,785 | 15.4 | 95.7% |
| Muhlenberg Jr Middle School | 1,016 | 15.8 | 99.0% |
| C E Cole Intermediate School | 986 | 16.4 | 96.3% |
| Northeast Middle School | 868 | 13.0 | 100.0% |
| Northwest Middle School | 821 | 14.0 | 100.0% |
| Southern Middle School | 661 | 12.5 | 100.0% |
| Exeter Twp Junior High School | 618 | 13.2 | 40.1% |
| Southwest Middle School | 574 | 12.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Central Middle School
- Southern Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 661 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Northeast Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 868 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Central Middle School with Southern Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Reading SD spends per student$14,509 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,509
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaCentral Middle School is the number 3 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#3 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.15.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Central Middle School
How many students attend Central Middle School?
1,785 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,865 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Reading, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Middle School?
15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Central Middle School a Title I school?
Central Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Central Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Central Middle School scored proficient or above: 21% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Central Middle School in?
Reading SD, NCES district ID 4220040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422004006958 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.