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If you had an hour of school board time for Orange County High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,477
High
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510282001174
Orange County High
201 Selma Road, Orange, VA 22960 · (540) 661-4300 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,477 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Virginia public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
1,012 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 395 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 361 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 355 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 366 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Orange County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 87.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Orange County High
Orange County High's state test result (72.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County High this school | 1,477 | 68.5% | 72.1% |
| Louisa County High Mineral | 1,601 | 65.8% | 91.0% |
| Lafayette High Williamsburg | 1,247 | 64.6% | 72.6% |
| William Monroe High Stanardsville | 952 | 69.3% | 77.1% |
| Monacan High Richmond | 1,644 | 73.9% | 70.4% |
| Fluvanna County High Palmyra | 1,362 | 60.4% | 70.0% |
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Orange County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #187 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #139 of 316 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #174 of 316 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,477 | #115 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #257 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #142 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #172 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #174 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,477
+17 (+1%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,005
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,477 | 91 | 16.2:1 | 69% (1,012) |
| 2023-24 | 1,460 | 79 | 18.5:1 | 67% (980) |
| 2022-23 | 1,476 | 90.5 | 16.3:1 | 43% (640) |
| 2020-21 | 1,460 | 93 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,484 | 95.3 | 15.6:1 | 35% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 1,517 | 95 | 16.0:1 | 32% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 1,567 | 76 | 20.6:1 | 31% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 1,198 | 89 | 13.5:1 | 14% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 1,005 | 68 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orange County High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,484 to 1,477); teachers down 5% (95.3 to 91).
About Orange County High
Orange County High is a mid-sized high school in Virginia, with an address in Orange. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,477 students enrolled. It has 22% more students than the average for high schools in Virginia (about 1,213).
Orange County Public Schools is the district for Orange County High. It has 9 schools and 5,074 students.
At Orange County High, 59% of students are White. It is also 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Orange County High scores 60%.
With 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.2:1. High schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Orange County High, 69% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Orange County average a similar 68%.
On the allk12 Grade, Orange County High lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Virginia public high schools.
Orange County High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 72.1% is 2.7 points above the 69.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Orange County, the median household earns about $94,008 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Orange County has 11 public schools with about 5,074 students, including Orange County High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Orange Elementary, is about 1.2 miles. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Orange County High is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Orange County High is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,460 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,477.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,822
Census ACS
Median income
$94,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orange County Public Schools
- Locust Grove MiddleMiddle · 685 students
- Orange ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Locust Grove ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Locust Grove PrimaryElementary · 500 students
- Prospect Heights MiddleMiddle · 466 students
- Gordon-Barbour ElementaryElementary · 326 students
Other schools in Orange
- Orange ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Prospect Heights MiddleMiddle · 466 students
- Redirection Alternative EducationCombined
- Turning Point Alternative EducationCombined
Nearby schools
- Orange Elementary1.2 mi · 621
- Prospect Heights Middle1.4 mi · 466
- Unionville Elementary7.7 mi · 256
- Lightfoot Elementary7.8 mi · 224
- Gordon-Barbour Elementary9.1 mi · 326
- Trevilians Elementary11.7 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About Orange County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Orange County High?
Orange County High enrolls approximately 1,477 students in grades 09-12.
Is Orange County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orange County High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orange County High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orange County High is approximately 16.2:1 (91 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orange County High?
At Orange County High, the student body is approximately 59% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Orange County High?
Orange County High is overseen by Orange County Public Schools in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.