Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Orme’s public schools
Marion County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orme. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Orme’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Orme’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Whitwell Elementary places highest (better than 83%); South Pittsburg High School lowest (26%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Orme, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three high schools: Marion Co High School, South Pittsburg High School and Whitwell 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 Orme, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Orme · depends on your address
Marion Co High School
Grades 9–12 · 543 students · in Jasper
South Pittsburg High School
Grades 7–12 · 416 students · in South Pittsburg
Whitwell High School
Grades 9–12 · 298 students · in Whitwell
10th grade in Orme · depends on your address
Marion Co High School
Grades 9–12 · 543 students · in Jasper
South Pittsburg High School
Grades 7–12 · 416 students · in South Pittsburg
Whitwell High School
Grades 9–12 · 298 students · in Whitwell
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marion County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Orme vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Orme’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Orme | — | Marion County |
Every school in Orme
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Orme’s schools
Are Orme’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Orme. Marion County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orme. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Orme in?
Marion County School District.
Where do Orme kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Marion Co High School, South Pittsburg High School and Whitwell High School.
Parents talk
What Orme families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Orme → 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.