Best Public Schools in Orleans, MA

Summary:

The city of Orleans, Massachusetts is home to two schools: Orleans Elementary School and Nauset Regional Middle School. While both schools serve the local community, they exhibit notable differences in their academic performance and key metrics.

Orleans Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, ranking 28th out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores significantly exceed state averages, with 68.83% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 62.34% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rate is an impressive 86.36%. In contrast, Nauset Regional Middle School, which is part of the Nauset district, is ranked 151st out of 348 districts and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data also reveals notable differences in key metrics between the two schools. Orleans Elementary School has a smaller enrollment of 142 students and a lower student-teacher ratio of 6.6, compared to Nauset Regional Middle School's 485 students and 9.4 student-teacher ratio. Additionally, Orleans Elementary School spends $32,396 per student, while Nauset Regional Middle School spends $23,037 per student.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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/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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Nauset Regional Middle	Public	6-8	70 Route 28	Orleans	02653	Barnstable County	Nauset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0016	455	53	8.6		359 (78.9%)	28 (6.2%)	35 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	60.8	173^rd of 484 public middle schools	64.3%		63.6	162^nd of 493 public middle schools	67.1%	11				49.3	48.4	61.2	53.6				42.3	42.5	22.6	34.9		46.3	46.3	37.8	$30,279
Orleans Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Eldredge Pkwy	Orleans	02653	Barnstable County	Orleans	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0380	149	20	7.2		121 (81.2%)	3 (2.0%)	13 (8.7%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	88.4	93^rd of 906 public elementary schools	89.7%		81.7	157^th of 916 public elementary schools	82.9%	64	66.7	68.2	72.7				68.8	63.6	59.1	63.6				62.3	86.4		86.4		$41,825

Cities Near Orleans

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eastham	4.13 mi	1	77^th
Brewster	4.81 mi	2	106^th
East Harwich	5.36 mi	1	141^st
North Eastham	5.39 mi	1	180^th
Chatham	6.06 mi	2	104^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 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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