Orange School District
Serves Orange.
Orange’s School Grade A better than 86% of Connecticut school districts
What stands out about Orange School District
- Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Connecticut districts
- Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the CT average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $4.6M, about $3,669 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A: better than 88% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Orange. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. CT
2021–22100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Graduation rate 96% at Regional School District 05, which runs the high school (state 88.2%) · class of 2023.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.