Mt Penn Primary Ctr

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Mt Penn Primary Ctr in Reading, Pennsylvania enrolled 345 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 46%

278 students in 2022-23, 363 students in 2023-24, 345 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.0 to 19.0.

Students enrolled at Mt Penn Primary Ctr by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 34501002003004002022-232782023-243632024-25345
Students enrolled at Mt Penn Primary Ctr by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 34501002003004002022-232782023-243632024-25345
Students enrolled at Mt Penn Primary Ctr by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 34501002003004002022-232782023-243632024-25345
Students enrolled at Mt Penn Primary Ctr by school year2022-23: 278, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 34501002003004002022-232782023-243632024-25345
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327813.021.4
2023-2436317.021.4
2024-2534519.018.2

18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Mt Penn Primary Ctr 18.2; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMt Penn Primary Ctr 18.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Mt Penn Primary Ctr 18.2; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMt Penn Primary Ctr 18.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Mt Penn Primary Ctr 18.2; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMt Penn Primary Ctr 18.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Mt Penn Primary Ctr 18.2; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMt Penn Primary Ctr 18.2state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

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 265 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mt Penn Primary Ctr enrolled 265 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 265 of the 265 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent27.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.1% of students were Hispanic, 31.9% White, 5.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic57.1%
  2. White31.9%
  3. Black5.5%
  4. Two or more races5.5%

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.

Elementary schools in Reading

18 public elementary schools in Reading report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Muhlenberg El Ctr1,24115.797.9%
Amanda E Stout Elementary School75813.497.4%
Riverside Elementary School69414.199.7%
Thirteenth & Union Elementary School64114.5100.0%
Lauers Park Elementary School61514.592.0%
Millmont Elementary School59014.0100.0%
Tenth & Green Elementary School56414.7100.0%
Owatin Creek Elementary School53914.433.6%

All public schools in Reading →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mt Penn Primary Ctr

  1. Sixteenth & Haak Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 527 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Jacksonwald Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 370 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Mt Penn Primary Ctr with Sixteenth & Haak Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Antietam SD spends per student$15,718 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,718
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaMt Penn Primary Ctr is the number 1,077 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,077 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.18.2:1
  7. 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 Mt Penn Primary Ctr

  1. How many students attend Mt Penn Primary Ctr?
    345 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 278 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Reading, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt Penn Primary Ctr?
    18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mt Penn Primary Ctr a Title I school?
    Mt Penn Primary Ctr ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Mt Penn Primary Ctr in?
    Antietam SD, NCES district ID 4202480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420248007687 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
  • 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.

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