Southwest MS

300 Chestnut St
Reading, PA 19602

574 Students

Middle School 5th - 8th

School Overview

Southwest MS is a mid-sized public educational campus located in Reading, PA. Administered by Reading SD, the institution operates as a traditional non-charter public school serving approximately 574 enrolled students across grades 05 through 08.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately 47.8 full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers with an estimated student-to-teacher ratio of 12:1, which is lower than the typical national public school average.

Located at 300 Chestnut St in Reading, PA 19602, Southwest MS serves families zoned within the Reading SD attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

574

Total Students

47.8

Full-Time Teachers

12.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Southwest MS
Demographic	Student Count
White	29
Hispanic	498
Black	42
Two or More	5

Hispanic
498 (86.8%)
Black
42 (7.3%)
White
29 (5.1%)
Two or More
5 (0.9%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Reading SD
Phone:	(610)371-5934
Grade Range:	5th - 8th
Total Students:	574
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	47.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 5 130

Grade 6 127

Grade 7 149

Grade 8 168