Northwest Area Elementary School
Northwest Area Elementary School is a public primary school in Reading, PA, serving grades PK–4, rated D, with 496 students and a 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 25% in Math and 21% in English Language Arts.
DTopHap school rating
- Rating
- D
- Grades
- PK–4
- Enrollment
- 496
- Students per teacher
- 12.3:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
Math25%
English Language Arts21%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
Hispanic91%
Black6%
White2%
Two or more races2%
- Male / female
- 47% / 53%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 102%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- -12.7%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 568
Homes assigned to this school
1,849 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Northwest Area Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 144 W Oley StReading, PA 196015 bd · 2 ba · 2,006 ft² · built 1900$296K
- 618 Weiser StReading, PA 196016 bd · 1.5 ba · 2,052 ft² · built 1900$225K
- 138 W Douglass StReading, PA 196015 bd · 2 ba · 2,794 ft² · built 1900$215K
- 124 W Oley StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 2,061 ft² · built 1900$205K
- 540 N Front StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,814 ft² · built 1900$199K
- 527 Gordon StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,216 ft² · built 1900$194K
- 220 W Douglass StReading, PA 196016 bd · 1 ba · 1,722 ft² · built 1900$191K
- 345 W Greenwich StReading, PA 196015 bd · 2 ba · 2,207 ft² · built 1900$186K
- 221 W Green StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,800 ft² · built 1900$183K
- 153 W Greenwich StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,796 ft² · built 1910$179K
- 524 Mcknight StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,886 ft² · built 1906$175K
- 347 W Greenwich StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 2,062 ft² · built 1900$172K
- 126 W Windsor StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 2,168 ft² · built 1905$168K
- 241 W Greenwich StReading, PA 196016 bd · 1 ba · 1,680 ft² · built 1900$165K
- 727 Lincoln StReading, PA 196014 bd · 2 ba · 1,360 ft² · built 1905$162K
- 814 Gordon StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,632 ft² · built 1900$160K
- 819 Gordon StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,214 ft² · built 1900$157K
- 428 W Greenwich StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,357 ft² · built 1900$154K
- 537 Ritter StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,410 ft² · built 1900$152K
- 640 Tulpehocken StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,150 ft² · built 1900$149K
- 660 Gordon StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,122 ft² · built 1905$147K
- 216 W Greenwich StReading, PA 196016 bd · 1 ba · 2,518 ft² · built 1900$143K
- 517 Ritter StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,518 ft² · built 1900$140K
- 736 Ritter StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,270 ft² · built 1905$137K
- 741 Ritter StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,202 ft² · built 1900$133K
- 506 W Douglass StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,386 ft² · built 1930$129K
- 621 Ritter StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,524 ft² · built 1900$126K
- 831 Schuylkill AveReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,174 ft² · built 1900$122K
- 410 W Greenwich StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,524 ft² · built 1900$119K
- 422 W Windsor StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,406 ft² · built 1908$114K
- 608 Tulpehocken StReading, PA 196012 bd · 2 ba · 1,320 ft² · built 1900$109K
- 435 W Greenwich StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,164 ft² · built 1900$103K
- 144 W Green StReading, PA 196012 bd · 1 ba · 790 ft² · built 1920$93K
- 662 Eisenbrown StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 854 ft² · built 1900$64K
- 636 Schuylkill AveReading, PA 19601
- 162 W Windsor StReading, PA 196013 bd · 2 ba · 2,212 ft² · built 1917
- 159 W Greenwich StReading, PA 196015 bd · 1 ba · 1,978 ft² · built 1910
- 425 Miltimore StReading, PA 196013 bd · 1 ba · 1,138 ft² · built 1900
- 236 W Oley StReading, PA 196013 bd · 2 ba · 2,096 ft² · built 1900
- 549 Tulpehocken StReading, PA 19601
School details
- Address
- 820 Clinton St, Reading, PA 19601
- Phone
- (610) 371-5904
- Website
- readingsd.net
- Setting
- City - Small
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 422004005206
School district
Reading School District
- District rating
- D+
- Schools
- 19
- Students
- 16,664
- Spending per student
- $14,259
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,098
- Grades
- PK–12
Other schools in this district
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- 10th and Penn Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 345 studentsD+
- 12th and Marion Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 459 studentsC+
- 13th and Green Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 477 studentsC
- 13th and Union Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 641 studentsD-
- 16th and Haak Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 527 studentsD
- Amanda E. Stout Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 758 studentsD-
- Glenside Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 261 studentsC-
- Lauer's Park Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 615 studentsD+
- Millmont Elementary SchoolGrades PK–4 · 590 studentsD