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Best Public Schools in Orange, CT

At a glance

Schools

1,633

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedAmity Middle School: Orange23^rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools

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Biggest riser

Peck Place School up 53 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Turkey Hill School 11 students per teacher

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Summary:

Orange, Connecticut is a high-performing suburban community served by 5 public schools (PK–8): four elementary schools—Peck Place School, Race Brook School, Turkey Hill School, and Mary L. Tracy School—plus one middle school, Amity Middle School: Orange. The Orange School District is ranked 25th out of 153 Connecticut districts (84th percentile, 4 stars), while Regional School District 05, which includes the middle school, is ranked 13th out of 153 districts (92nd percentile, 5 stars).

Every ranked school in Orange lands in at least the 75th percentile statewide. Amity Middle School: Orange is the top-ranked school overall—23rd out of 258 middle schools (91st percentile, 5 stars)—and showed strong year-over-year gains, especially in 7th-grade ELA (+10.4 points) and math (+7.0 points). Among elementary schools, Turkey Hill School leads with a rank of 53rd out of 491 (89th percentile), the city’s lowest chronic absenteeism (2.8%), and the smallest student-teacher ratio (11.0). Peck Place School is the most improved, jumping from 122nd to 69th, with excellent 3rd-grade math (88.4%) and strong ELA scores—but its 5th-grade math proficiency (57.4%) is a clear weak spot. Race Brook School ranks 121st (75th percentile) and trails the district in ELA and math, though it is close in science. Mary L. Tracy School serves only PK–K, has no test rankings, and acts as a specialized early childhood feeder.

Attendance is exceptional: chronic absenteeism runs between 2.8% and 4.7% versus the state’s 16.4%. Proficiency rates are far above state averages—for example, Turkey Hill’s 6th-grade ELA is 89.1% (state: 51.2%). However, math proficiency declines sharply in upper elementary at Peck Place, and Race Brook lags its peers despite similar poverty levels. Spending per student ($17,540–$19,344) does not clearly predict outcomes, with the highest-spending school (Amity Middle) trailing its own regional district average. Overall, Orange offers a strong, well-structured school system, with the main opportunities being upper-elementary math and closing the Race Brook gap.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Peck Place School	Public	1-6	500 Peck Ln.	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 891-8034	386	33	11.6	14.2%	269 (69.7%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (8.3%)	53 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	85.5	69^th of 492 public elementary schools	86.0%		78	122^nd of 493 public elementary schools	75.3%	53	77.0		81.2	72.7	83.6	80.0			88.4	71.2	57.4	64.3			$19,611
Race Brook School	Public	1-6	107 Grannis Rd.	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 891-8030	375	33	11.3	18.4%	251 (66.9%)	16 (4.3%)	37 (9.9%)	60 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	78.3	121^st of 492 public elementary schools	75.4%		81.7	90^th of 493 public elementary schools	81.7%	31	76.7		70.6	65.7	66.7	68.7			64.7	64.3	68.3	71.6			$20,400
Turkey Hill School	Public	1-6	441 Turkey Hill Rd.	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 891-8040	297	27	11.0	15.5%	227 (76.4%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.7%)	32 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	86.7	53^rd of 492 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.4	49^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.1%	4	74.5		74.6	71.1	76.5	89.1			72.9	84.2	68.6	75.0			$21,850
Mary L. Tracy School	Public	PK-K	650 School House Lane	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 891-8028	195	15	13.3	11.8%	134 (68.7%)	7 (3.6%)	24 (12.3%)	23 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)															$20,557
Amity Middle School: Orange	Public	7-8	100 Ohman Ave.	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 392-3200	380	34	11.3	16.3%	244 (64.2%)	10 (2.6%)	45 (11.8%)	55 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	88.7	23^rd of 258 public middle schools	91.1%		83	38^th of 252 public middle schools	84.9%	15		814.0					79.7	70.7					73.5	67.4	$22,121

Cities Near Orange

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milford	2.47 mi	15	102^nd
Shelton	2.59 mi	8	95^th
West Haven	2.68 mi	10	134^th
Derby	3.18 mi	5	164^th
Ansonia	3.72 mi	7	173^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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