Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Orange Lake’s public schools
Newburgh City School District and Valley Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orange Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 87% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Orange Lake’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Orange Lake’s 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Valley Central High School places highest (better than 93%); Gidney Avenue Memorial School lowest (1%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
13 elementary schools serve Orange Lake, graded from D− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and two high schools: Newburgh Free Academy and Valley Central 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Orange Lake, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Orange Lake · depends on your address
Newburgh Free Academy
Grades 9–12 · 3,550 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Newburgh
Valley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Montgomery
10th grade in Orange Lake · depends on your address
Newburgh Free Academy
Grades 9–12 · 3,550 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Newburgh
Valley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Montgomery
11th grade in Orange Lake · depends on your address
Newburgh Free Academy
Grades 9–12 · 3,550 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Newburgh
Valley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Montgomery
12th grade in Orange Lake · depends on your address
Newburgh Free Academy
Grades 9–12 · 3,550 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Newburgh
Valley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Montgomery
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newburgh City School District.
Two districts serve Orange Lake
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Orange Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Orange Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Orange Lake | — | Newburgh City PK–12 · Valley Central K–12 |
Every school in Orange Lake
18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Orange Lake’s schools
Are Orange Lake’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Orange Lake. Newburgh City School District and Valley Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orange Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Orange Lake in?
Newburgh City School District and Valley Central School District.
Where do Orange Lake kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Newburgh Free Academy and Valley Central High School.
Parents talk
What Orange Lake families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Orange Lake → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.