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Orange Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

230 Montevista Avenue, Orange, VA 22960 · (540) 661-4450 · Part of Orange County Public Schools

Orange’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
621
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Orange Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Orange kids: Prospect Heights Middle

On the path

Where Orange kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Orange ElementaryYou are here
6–8Prospect Heights Middle466 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

230 Montevista Avenue, Orange

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K84
Kindergarten65
Grade 1104
Grade 2101
Grade 383
Grade 4100
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
629’20
645’21
649’22
644’23
621’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Black 21%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 16%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Orange Elementary from Orange families.

Other schools in Orange County Public Schools

The district →
Locust Grove Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Locust Grove
500 students17:1
Gordon-Barbour Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gordonsville
C+
326 students13:1
Unionville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Unionville
256 students17:1
Locust Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Locust Grove
C+
519 students17:1
Lightfoot Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Unionville
C−
224 students17:1
Locust Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Locust Grove
C
685 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Orange’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.