Orange High School

Orange High School is one of the mid-sized secondary schools in ORANGE, New Jersey, one of the schools within ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District, with 1,368 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 47% bigger than typical.

Across the 12 schools in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District (5,527 students total), Orange High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Orange High School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 48% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Orange High School lists 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Essex County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Orange High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 30.7%; actual is 16.0%, a gap of -14.7 points.

In the broader community, Essex County reports that median household income runs about $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), Orange High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orange High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Orange High School's enrollment has increased 43% since 2018, when it stood at 960 (now 1,368). Black enrollment moved from 68% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.