Blue Mountain MS

Blue Mountain MS, a mid-tier middle-grades school in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, overseen by Blue Mountain SD, caters to 561 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in Blue Mountain SD (2,412 students total), Blue Mountain MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Blue Mountain MS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Schuylkill County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Blue Mountain MS has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Schuylkill County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Blue Mountain MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.6%; this one delivers 46.0%.

In the surrounding community, Schuylkill County reports that median household income runs about $68,313, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Blue Mountain MS is one of 35 public schools in Schuylkill County (combined enrollment of about 18,259 students).

The closest other public school is Blue Mountain El East School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Blue Mountain MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blue Mountain MS at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blue Mountain MS has declined 15%, going from 660 students in 2018 to 561 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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