Summary:
Zip code 06477 is home to five public schools serving roughly 1,633 students across two high-performing districts: four elementary schools in the Orange School District (ranked 25/153 in Connecticut) and one middle school in Regional School District 05 (ranked 13/153). The grade structure forms a clear feeder pattern: three elementary schools serve grades 1–6, Mary L. Tracy School serves PK–K, and Amity Middle School: Orange serves grades 7–8, with no high schools in the zip code.
Among the ranked schools, Amity Middle School: Orange stands out as the top overall performer, ranking 23/258 in the state (91st percentile) and improving in all four tested subjects from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026. Among elementaries, Turkey Hill School leads with a state rank of 53/491 and posted the highest single test score in the dataset (89.1% proficient in 6th grade ELA). Peck Place School showed the most dramatic improvement, jumping from 122nd to 69th in the state rankings, but exhibits a concerning math slump, dropping 31 points from 3rd grade (88.4%) to 5th grade (57.4%). Race Brook School ranks lowest among tested schools (121/491) despite similar funding levels. Mary L. Tracy School serves only PK–K, so it carries no test-based ranking.
The area is exceptionally high-performing: every tested school exceeds state proficiency averages across all subjects, and even the lowest score in the dataset (Peck Place's 5th grade math at 57.4%) beats the state average. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low across the board (2.8%–4.7% versus the state's 16.4%), reflecting strong family engagement. Interestingly, spending per student does not predict performance: Amity Middle spends the most ($19,344) and ranks highest, but Turkey Hill outperforms Race Brook while spending only about $368 more per student. The main weaknesses to watch are Peck Place's upper-elementary math performance and the absence of a local high school, which means students transition out of the zip for grades 9–12.
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