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Schools in Orange · Bradford Central School District, Watkins Glen Central School District

Orange’s public schools score below 60% of New York districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Orange, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 89% 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
46%
▼ 3 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▼ 3 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 4 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.1K
▼ 22% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Corning City
Students per teacher
11.2
NY 11.2
Schools in town
1
249 students on the public path
In brief

Orange’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 858 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Orange’s, its schools beat 54%, higher than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 43% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 89% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Bradford Central spends $32,510 per student and Watkins Glen Central $28,272, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Orange’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 40% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (858)Better than 54%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,460 test results and a graduating class of 385 could put Orange anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 89% of Orange’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,558 in math, 2,363 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Bradford Central SchoolBradford Central School DistrictC+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Orange

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

Bradford Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 249 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 7.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$32,510NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Watkins Glen Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 879 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,272NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Corning City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 4,354 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,146NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bradford Central School District47%
State average 48.9% · 118 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bradford Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 115 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Watkins Glen Central School District41%
State average 48.9% · 437 students tested
Math · PK–12, Watkins Glen Central School District36%
State average 46.5% · 443 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Corning City School District47%
State average 48.9% · 1808 students tested
Math · PK–12, Corning City School District45%
State average 46.5% · 2000 students tested

Orange vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Orange’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OrangeC+Bradford Central PK–12 · Watkins Glen Central PK–12 · Corning City PK–12
HornbyC+Corning City
TyroneCDundee Central PK–12 · Watkins Glen Central PK–12
Bradford—Bradford Central PK–12 · Campbell-Savona Central PK–12
DixC+Watkins Glen Central

2 of the 4 neighbors share Watkins Glen Central with Orange for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Orange

1 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).

District schools in Orangeby address
Bradford Central School
Grades PK–12 · Bradford
C+
249 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Orange’s schools

Are Orange’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Orange children attend score below 60% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Orange in?

Bradford Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 249 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Orange’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in Corning City School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Orange spend per student?

$32,510 in Bradford Central School District, $28,272 in Watkins Glen Central School District and $27,146 in Corning City School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. 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 New York. Stars are from neighbors.