Orinda Intermediate

Orinda Intermediate is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in Orinda, California, overseen by Orinda Union, educateing 822 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

Orinda Intermediate is one of 5 schools operated by Orinda Union, a district that instructs 2,590 students overall.

Demographically, Orinda Intermediate shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 21% Asian, 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 41% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Orinda Intermediate tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

After controlling for student poverty, Orinda Intermediate sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.3%; this one delivers 82.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Contra Costa County put the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Orinda Intermediate is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Del Rey Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orinda Intermediate. On composite proficiency, Orinda Intermediate comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 80.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Orinda Intermediate's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 870 (now 822). The White share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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