Orefield MS

Orefield MS is one of the large intermediate schools in Orefield, Pennsylvania, part of Parkland SD, with 1,034 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 74% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Orefield MS is one of 12 schools operated by Parkland SD, a district that teaches 9,975 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Orefield MS records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 35% of students at Orefield MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lehigh County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Orefield MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lehigh County put the typical household earns roughly $80,079 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orefield MS is one of 83 public schools in Lehigh County (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students).

The closest other public school is Kernsville Sch, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orefield MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Orefield MS at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 9%: 945 students in 2018 compared to 1,034 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 74% to 63%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.