Southern MS
Public · Grades 5–8 · 661 students
Central MS
215 North 12th St, Reading, PA 19604
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
1,785
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Reading SD
Berks County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Central MS
Central MS is a public middle school in Reading, Pennsylvania, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Reading SD. The school is located in a small city in Berks County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,785 students were enrolled, with about 15.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania middle school (12.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 508 Pennsylvania middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,785 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Reading SD
- County
- Berks County
- NCES school ID
- 422004006958
Schools near Central MS
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.