OAK ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOL

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in MEDINA, New York, OAK ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOL instructs 383 students from grades pre-K through 2, one of the schools within MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

OAK ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,335 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OAK ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for Orleans County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,969 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. OAK ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Orleans County (combined enrollment of about 5,767 students).

Nearest neighbor: CLIFFORD WISE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 458 students in 2018 compared to 383 in 2025.

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