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Best Public Schools in Orange, CT

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Schools

1,633

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedTurkey Hill School49^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Turkey Hill School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Turkey Hill School 11 students per teacher

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Summary:

The city of Orange, Connecticut is home to 5 schools, including 4 elementary schools and 1 middle school, all part of the Orange School District. The district is ranked 26 out of 156 school districts in Connecticut and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in the district are Turkey Hill School, ranked 49 out of 493 Connecticut elementary schools with a 5-star rating, and Peck Place School, ranked 122 out of 493 with a 4-star rating. Turkey Hill School consistently demonstrates high academic performance, with 70-80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-6, and particularly strong 6th grade Mathematics and 5th grade Science results. Peck Place School also impresses with its 5th grade English Language Arts and Science proficiency, as well as relatively high Mathematics performance.

While the schools in Orange generally outperform state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, the district faces some challenges, including a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% across all schools. Additionally, the free and reduced lunch rates vary from 9.29% at Mary L. Tracy School to 16.16% at Amity Middle School: Orange, suggesting potential equity concerns that the district may need to address.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th 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	South Central Connecticut 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%)	78	122^nd of 493 public elementary schools	75.3%		80.5	109^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.1%	13	80.9	55.9	74.6	80.9				61.8	72.9	57.4	69.8			$19,611
Race Brook School	Public	1-6	107 Grannis Rd.	Orange	06477	South Central Connecticut 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%)	81.7	90^th of 493 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.2	118^th of 497 public elementary schools	76.3%	28		65.7	70.5	72.7	79.0			73.1	67.2	68.2	69.4			$20,400
Turkey Hill School	Public	1-6	441 Turkey Hill Rd.	Orange	06477	South Central Connecticut 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%)	87.4	49^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.1%		83.3	86^th of 497 public elementary schools	82.7%	37	79.3	73.7	76.5	81.0	82.0			78.9	76.5	61.0	88.0			$21,850
Mary L. Tracy School	Public	PK-K	650 School House Lane	Orange	06477	South Central Connecticut 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	South Central Connecticut 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%)	83	38^th of 252 public middle schools	84.9%		89	22^nd of 250 public middle schools	91.2%	16						69.3	66.7					66.5	63.9	$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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