Orefield Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Orefield, Pennsylvania

Orefield Middle School in Orefield, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,034 students in 2024-25 with 76.3 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 71-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

917 students in 2022-23, 972 students in 2023-24, 1,034 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 75.1 to 76.3.

Students enrolled at Orefield Middle School by school year2022-23: 917, 2023-24: 972, 2024-25: 1,03405001k1.5k2022-239172023-249722024-251,034
Students enrolled at Orefield Middle School by school year2022-23: 917, 2023-24: 972, 2024-25: 1,03405001k1.5k2022-239172023-249722024-251,034
Students enrolled at Orefield Middle School by school year2022-23: 917, 2023-24: 972, 2024-25: 1,03405001k1.5k2022-239172023-249722024-251,034
Students enrolled at Orefield Middle School by school year2022-23: 917, 2023-24: 972, 2024-25: 1,03405001k1.5k2022-239172023-249722024-251,034
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391775.112.2
2023-2497277.312.6
2024-251,03476.313.5

13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools

Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Orefield Middle School 13.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOrefield Middle School 13.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Orefield Middle School 13.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOrefield Middle School 13.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Orefield Middle School 13.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOrefield Middle School 13.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Orefield Middle School 13.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOrefield Middle School 13.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 470 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Orefield Middle School enrolled 939 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 470 of the 939 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent9.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.9% of students were White, 19.9% Hispanic, 8.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White62.9%
  2. Hispanic19.9%
  3. Asian8.0%
  4. Two or more races4.7%
  5. Black4.3%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Orefield Middle School scored proficient or above: 71-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2271‑74%77%54%
Math, 2022-2347%62% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Orefield Middle School

  1. Whitehall-Coplay Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.3 miles away: 975 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  2. Lower Macungie Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.5 miles away: 1,041 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
  3. Compare Orefield Middle School with Whitehall-Coplay Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Parkland SD spends per student$18,887 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,887
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaOrefield Middle School is the number 46 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#46 of 513
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.13.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Orefield Middle School

  1. How many students attend Orefield Middle School?
    1,034 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 917 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Orefield, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Orefield Middle School?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Orefield Middle School a Title I school?
    Orefield Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Orefield Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Orefield Middle School scored proficient or above: 71-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Orefield Middle School in?
    Parkland SD, NCES district ID 4218510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421851000478 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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