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C+
Schools in Orleans · Orleans Community Schools

Orleans’s public schools score below 64% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 26% of Orleans’s students scored proficient, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Orleans, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
38%
▼ 3 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 12 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 5% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
887 students on the public path
In brief

Orleans’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1032 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Orleans’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,944 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Orleans Jr-Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Orleans’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 36% of Indiana school districts. Test scores are below the Indiana average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1032)Better than 16%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 458 test results could put Orleans anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Orleans’s students in the tested grades sat them (458 in math, 457 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Orleans, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Orleans Elementary SchoolOrleans Community SchoolsC
7–12Orleans Jr-Sr High SchoolOrleans Community SchoolsC−

Orleans’s public schools are run by Orleans Community Schools, which also serves Northeast, Orangeville and Orleans. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Orleans Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 887 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,944IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 41.3% · 457 students tested
Math26%
State average 37.5% · 458 students tested

Orleans vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Orleans’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OrleansC+Orleans

Every school in Orleans

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Orleansin other towns
Orleans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
499 students14:1Rate it →
Orleans Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C−
388 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Orleans’s schools

Are Orleans’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Orleans children attend score below 64% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Orleans in?

Orleans Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 887 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Orleans spend per student?

$12,944 in Orleans Community Schools (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.