Summary:
ZIP code 02653 in Orleans, Massachusetts is home to two public schools serving grades K–8: Orleans Elementary for grades K–5 with 149 students, and Nauset Regional Middle for grades 6–8 with 455 students, for about 604 students in total. There is no high school in this ZIP, so students move on elsewhere after 8th grade. The middle school is part of the Nauset district, and the elementary school is part of the Orleans district.
Orleans Elementary is the standout of the two. It earns 4 stars and ranks in the 76th percentile among districts and the 75th percentile among elementary schools in 2025–26. Its proficiency beats the state in every subject tested: ELA 53.85% vs. 40.03% statewide, Math 53.85% vs. 41.11%, and Science 64% vs. 40.98%. It also has the smaller classes (student-teacher ratio 7.2) and the higher per-student spending ($32,396 in 2020–21). Results did slip from 2024–25, when ELA was 68.83%, Math 62.34%, and Science 86.36%, and its rank history has been more variable (83rd, 90th, then 75th percentile), but it still sits well above state averages.
Nauset Regional Middle is a steady 3-star school, ranking in the 66th percentile in 2025–26 and holding between the 64th and 67th percentiles over three years. It outperforms the state in ELA (46.9%), Science (50%), and Civics (50.39%), but Math is a weak spot at 38.55% against the state’s 41.11%, with 7th grade Math at 33.33% the lowest result in the ZIP. It improved year over year in Math, Science, and Civics, while ELA fell from 53.58% to 46.9%. Its ratio is 8.6 and spending was $23,037 per student. Free/reduced-lunch figures are unavailable for both schools.
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