Orange Elementary

Orange Elementary is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in Orange, Virginia, overseen by Orange County Public Schools, serveing 621 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

Orange County Public Schools runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,074 students. Orange Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Orange Elementary reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 21% Black, 16% Hispanic, 16% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Orange Elementary logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Orange Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.7%, the actual is 66.6%, a residual of -5.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Orange County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $94,008 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange Elementary is one of 11 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 5,074 students).

The closest other public school is Prospect Heights Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orange Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 70.1%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orange Elementary has declined 11%, going from 699 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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