Trexler MS

Located at 851 N 15th St, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Trexler MS is a middle-of-the-pack middle school that hosts 771 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Allentown City SD. That puts it 30% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Within Allentown City SD, which oversees 23 schools and 16,674 students, Trexler MS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Trexler MS lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Trexler MS shows 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 106% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lehigh County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lehigh County put the typical household earns roughly $80,079 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lehigh County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students), Trexler MS is one campus in the mix.

Luis A. Ramos El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Trexler MS operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 768 students in 2018 compared to 771 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 11% to 5% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.