Tyson-Schoener Elementary School

315 South 5th St, Reading, PA 19602 | (610) 371-5951

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 648

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5 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 648 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1685th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 315 S 5th St, Reading, PA 19602

Principal or Admin: Erin Anderson

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Reading School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,973
Graduation Rate: 53.4%
Dropout Rate: 8.1%
Students Per Teacher: 15.8
Enrolled Students: 17,869

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 648
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 45.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 321 (49.5%)
Females: 327 (50.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 36 (5.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 582 (89.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 618 (95.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Tyson-Schoener Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	40	6.2%
Asian	3	0.5%
Hispanic	562	86.7%
White	43	6.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	136	21.0%
1st Grade	120	18.5%
2nd Grade	95	14.7%
3rd Grade	103	15.9%
4th Grade	96	14.8%
5th Grade	98	15.1%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

91.8%

District:

90.6%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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5 reviews for Tyson-Schoener Elementary School

Reviewed by Former Student on September 08, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i went to this school and i loved it. it was awesome and i loved the teachers. they are cool. now i am in sixth grade and i love my gateway new school. i miss the teachers and the staff they were awesome

Reviewed by Former Student on June 04, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
my child loves this school and she is in the fifth grade. my child loves this school and they have a wonderful beautiful school

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on April 21, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
very good

Reviewed by Former Student on November 13, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Tyson Schoener is a cool school

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 01, 2009
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tums up.....................

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Tyson-Schoener Elementary School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	69.6%	74.7%	84.5%
2009	66.3%	67.1%	81.7%
2008	65.5%	65.2%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	41.8%	54.4%	75.2%
2009	33.8%	54.9%	77.0%
2008	59.5%	59.3%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	81.1%	73.5%	84.9%
2009	58.0%	68.0%	81.8%
2008	44.8%	63.0%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	47.2%	51.9%	72.9%
2009	51.9%	50.9%	72.6%
2008	39.5%	48.2%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	54.8%	59.7%	81.4%
2009	61.3%	60.5%	83.4%
2008	51.4%	54.6%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	64.8%	56.5%	74.4%
2009	60.7%	57.6%	73.5%
2008	52.3%	55.5%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	43.4%	42.0%	64.1%
2009	35.1%	38.7%	64.5%
2008	35.4%	39.4%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	14.5%	31.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	19.0%	24.8%	57.3%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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