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Prospect Heights Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

202 Dailey Drive, Orange, VA 22960 · (540) 661-4400 · Part of Orange County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
466
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Prospect Heights Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Orange kids: Orange County High

On the path

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

PK–5Orange Elementary621 students
6–8Prospect Heights MiddleYou are here
9–12Orange County High1,477 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts63%
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 ↗

202 Dailey Drive, Orange

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6154
Grade 7148
Grade 8164
Enrollment over time
519’20
475’21
456’22
447’23
466’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Black 14%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 11%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prospect Heights Middle from Orange families.

Other schools in Orange County Public Schools

The district →
Orange Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orange
C
621 students17:1
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

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.