Education
Reading's public school system, managed by Reading Public Schools, comprises:
- Reading Memorial High School
- Coolidge Middle School
- Walter S. Parker Middle School
- A. M. Barrows Elementary School
- Birch Meadow Elementary School
- Joshua Eaton Elementary School
- JW Killam Elementary School
- Wood End Elementary School
Reading was an early and active participant in Boston's METCO program, which brought Black and inner-city students from Boston to attend grades K-12.
Austin Preparatory School, is a co-ed, independent school, in the Augustinian Catholic tradition, founded in 1962. It is located on 55 acres of land and has an enrollment of 700 students, providing instruction for students in grades 6-12.
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