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Orange School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Orange.

Orange’s School Grade D better than 7% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
494
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,509
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Orange School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 4% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 87.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 4% of the 394 Massachusetts 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.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DOrange 7,569

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Orange. Grade by grade →

PK–6Fisher Hill SchoolThis district
7–12Ralph C Mahar RegionalRalph C. Mahar School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency15%
State average 40.7% · 279 students tested
Reading / language arts15%
State average 43.7% · 275 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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 2024
$23,509 per student · 11% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 1%State 81%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
264’20
288’21
294’22
523’23
494’24

Up 87.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Fisher Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Orange
D
494 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Athol-Royalston School DistrictAthol, Royalston
$21,049per student
New Salem-Wendell School DistrictNew Salem, Wendell
$29,934per student
Ralph C. Mahar School DistrictNew Salem, Wendell
$30,875per student
Erving School DistrictErving
$38,813per student

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 Massachusetts.