Orefield Middle School
2675 Pa Route 309
Orefield PA, 18069, Lehigh County
Phone: 610-351-5750
Ranking: 
(90 out of 2,311, top 4%)*
(90 out of 2,311, top 4%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Parkland School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 75 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 79 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,069 | 1,126 | 1,149 | 1,124 | 1,122 | 1,174 | 1,216 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 331 | 31.0% | 337 | 29.9% | 368 | 32.0% | 394 | 35.1% | 354 | 31.6% | 351 | 29.9% | 391 | 32.2% |
| Grade 7: | 353 | 33.0% | 377 | 33.5% | 414 | 36.0% | 364 | 32.4% | 357 | 31.8% | 401 | 34.2% | 421 | 34.6% |
| Grade 8: | 385 | 36.0% | 412 | 36.6% | 367 | 31.9% | 366 | 32.6% | 411 | 36.6% | 422 | 35.9% | 404 | 33.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 565 | 52.9% | 587 | 52.1% | 595 | 51.8% | 559 | 49.7% | 568 | 50.6% | 595 | 50.7% | 639 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 504 | 47.1% | 539 | 47.9% | 554 | 48.2% | 565 | 50.3% | 546 | 48.7% | 571 | 48.6% | 573 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 44 | 4.1% | 51 | 4.5% | 50 | 4.4% | 43 | 3.8% | 32 | 2.9% | 32 | 2.7% | 33 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 107 | 10.0% | 102 | 9.1% | 95 | 8.3% | 70 | 6.2% | 53 | 4.7% | 51 | 4.3% | 44 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 21 | 2.0% | 22 | 2.0% | 29 | 2.5% | 30 | 2.7% | 39 | 3.5% | 40 | 3.4% | 37 | 3.0% |
| White: | 877 | 82.0% | 932 | 82.8% | 958 | 83.4% | 977 | 86.9% | 998 | 88.9% | 1,049 | 89.4% | 1,101 | 90.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 177 | 16.6% | 169 | 15.0% | 151 | 13.1% | 128 | 11.4% | 100 | 8.9% | 71 | 6.0% | 76 | 6.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 4.9% | 64 | 5.7% | 75 | 6.5% | 66 | 5.9% | 62 | 5.5% | 52 | 4.4% | 37 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.24 | 14.32 | 15.63 | 14.60 | 14.25 | 14.60 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 91% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 92% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 83.7% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 84.5% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83.3% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83.1% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 89.8% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 89.9% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 90% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 94.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.1% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 82.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 86.1% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 87.2% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 92.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73.4% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 76.8% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 79.2% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.6% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.3% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.8% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80.3% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 84.7% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 82.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 87.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 91.9% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 92% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 70.5% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 74.8% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.7% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 78.7% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 79.1% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.2% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 92.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.1% | 72.7% |
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* Orefield Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.