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Enrollment
1,034
Middle
DISTRICT 1,182 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKLAND SD·NCES 421851000478
Orefield Middle School
2675 PA Route 309, Orefield, PA 18069 · (610) 351-5750 · Lehigh County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,034 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
357 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 369 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 362 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 29% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Orefield Middle School→Parkland High School
Based on grade levels within Parkland SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.6% | 48.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Orefield Middle School
Orefield Middle School's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orefield Middle School this school | 1,034 | 34.5% | 59.6% |
| Manheim Twp Middle School Lancaster | 914 | 33.6% | 60.6% |
| Landis Run Intermediate School Lancaster | 929 | 34.0% | 65.5% |
| Keith Valley Middle School Horsham | 966 | 39.5% | 55.8% |
| Phoenixville Area Middle School Phoenixville | 963 | 33.0% | 55.2% |
| Lower Macungie Middle School Macungie | 1,041 | 40.7% | 56.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Orefield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #104 of 479 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #96 of 513 ▲ 25 | #4 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #112 of 513 ▼ 18 | #6 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,034 | #46 of 522 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #296 of 486 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #123 of 486 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #382 of 510 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #53 of 131 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,034
+75 (+8%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 1,175
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,034 | 76.4 | 13.5:1 | 35% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 972 | 77.3 | 12.6:1 | 37% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 917 | 75.1 | 12.2:1 | 36% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 959 | 68 | 14.1:1 | 33% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 945 | 76 | 12.4:1 | 29% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 998 | 67 | 14.9:1 | 28% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 1,124 | 77 | 14.6:1 | 17% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 1,175 | 63 | 18.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orefield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (945 to 1,034); teachers unchanged (76 to 76.4).
About Orefield Middle School
The public middle school Orefield Middle School is located in Orefield, Pennsylvania. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 1,034 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 74% bigger than the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Parkland SD oversees Orefield Middle School and 11 other schools, with 9,975 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Orefield Middle School, about 63 are White. It is also 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among Lehigh County residents, the White share is about 62%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
There are 76.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Orefield Middle School, giving a ratio of 13.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. By family income, 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Lehigh County report 70%.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, Orefield Middle School outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Orefield Middle School is 62.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.6%.
In Lehigh County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,079, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 83 public schools in the county, enrolling about 56,984, Orefield Middle School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Kernsville School, is about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Orefield Middle School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Orefield Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 75 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Orefield Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parkland SD
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 3,279 students
- Springhouse Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
- Parkway Manor SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Kernsville SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Kratzer SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Cetronia SchoolElementary · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Kernsville School0.9 mi · 512
- Parkland High School1.9 mi · 3,279
- Springhouse Middle School2.4 mi · 1,329
- Ironton School2.6 mi · 417
- Lehigh Career and Technical Institute2.8 mi · 22
- Schnecksville School2.9 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Orefield Middle SchoolHow many students attend Orefield Middle School?
Orefield Middle School enrolls approximately 1,034 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Orefield Middle School serve?
Orefield Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Orefield Middle School have?
Orefield Middle School employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orefield Middle School?
At Orefield Middle School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Orefield Middle School public or private?
Orefield Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Parkland SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.