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Orange City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Pepper Pike, Orange, Moreland Hills, Hunting Valley and Woodmere, and parts of Solon and Bedford Heights.

Pepper Pike’s School Grade A better than 93% of Ohio school districts

Students
2,029
Schools
4
Spent per student
$28,402
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Orange City School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 71% more per student than the OH average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $565 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 910 Ohio 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
APepper Pike 6,886AOrange 3,574A+Moreland Hills 3,473Hunting Valley 764Woodmere 706

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pepper Pike. Grade by grade →

K–5Moreland Hills Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Ballard Brady Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Orange High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency78%
State average 52.2% · 988 students tested
Reading / language arts84%
State average 59.5% · 995 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 152 in the class

100% 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
$28,402 per student · 71% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 85%State 12%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,042’20
2,005’21
2,010’22
2,019’23
2,029’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Black 11%Asian 10%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Orange Inclusive Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Pepper Pike
33 students
Moreland Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pepper Pike
A+
918 students17:1
Ballard Brady Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pepper Pike
A
461 students13:1
Orange High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pepper Pike
B+
617 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School DistrictBentleyville, Chagrin Falls Township, Chagrin Falls
$21,059per student
Beachwood City School DistrictBeachwood
$26,239per student
Bedford City School DistrictBedford, Oakwood
$24,790per student
Maple Heights City School DistrictMaple Heights
$18,350per 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 Ohio.