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Best Public Schools in Orleans, IN

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Schools

887

Students

Top rankedOrleans Junior-Senior High School257^th of 415 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Orleans Elementary School up 69 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Orleans, Indiana is served by two schools in the Orleans Community Schools district: Orleans Elementary School, covering grades PK–6 with 499 students, and Orleans Junior-Senior High School, covering grades 7–12 with 388 students — 887 students combined. There are no standalone middle or alternative schools, since the junior-senior high serves grades 7 through 12. The district ranks 267 of 374 Indiana districts, at the 29th percentile with 1 star, yet both individual schools earned 2 stars in 2025-2026 and ranked above the district percentile.

Orleans Elementary School is the standout for attendance and recent academic growth. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 7.9%, compared with 9.0% in the district and 16.7% statewide — less than half the state rate. All-grade proficiency rose from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026 in ELA (28.52% to 31.06%), Math (24.22% to 31.82%), and Science (30.33% to 39.10%). Science is a bright spot, with 6th grade Science at 44.64%, above the state's 41.2%. The school moved from 29th percentile and 1 star in 2024-2025 to 648 of 1015, 36th percentile, and 2 stars in 2025-2026.

Orleans Junior-Senior High School stands out for its graduation rate of 88.7%, essentially level with the state's 89.7%. It also has smaller classes (student-teacher ratio 12.7 versus 14.4) and spends $12,847 per student, about $2,259 more than the elementary school. However, its 2025-2026 all-grade proficiency is lower — ELA 22.76% and Math 18.70%, trailing the elementary school by 8.30 and 13.12 percentage points. Math is a system-wide weakness, with SAT Math at 12.77%. Notably, the elementary school has more students on free/reduced lunch (54.71% versus 46.39%) yet lower absenteeism and stronger proficiency, while both Orleans schools remain below state averages in most tested subjects.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orleans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	637 E Washington St	Orleans	47452	Orange County	Orleans Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 865-2688	499	35	14.4	54.7%	472 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	37.3	648^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.2%		31.4	717^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.7%	69			35.4	23.4	33.3	33.9			31.1	43.1	28.6	25.8	30.4			31.8	35.1	44.6	39.1	40.9		81.8%		$10,588	$1,418	$9,170
Orleans Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W Wilson	Orleans	47452	Orange County	Orleans Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 865-2688	388	31	12.7	46.4%	373 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	38.7	257^th of 415 public high schools	38.1%		45	230^th of 429 public high schools	46.4%	27	46.8	12.8					24.1	21.7	22.8					14.8	21.7	18.7					38.0			$12,847	$1,215	$11,632

Cities Near Orleans

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mitchell	5.32 mi	4	350^th
Paoli	7.77 mi	3	316^th
French Lick	11.86 mi	2	181^st
Bedford	12.77 mi	10	260^th
Campbellsburg	12.89 mi	2	150^th

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

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