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Orange High School

Public Grades 9-12

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 8% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Orange High School is a public high school located in Orange, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,370 students. The school is part of the Orange Board of Education School District, which is ranked 488 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orange High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.6% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 31.8% and the state average of 49.9%. Similarly, in Algebra I, only 9.1% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the district average of 9.1% and the state average of 17.9%. The school also has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.7% to 91.3% in recent years, but its dropout rate is higher than the state average, ranging from 0.0% to 1.2% in the same period.

Compared to nearby schools, such as STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges and Columbia High School, Orange High School's performance is generally lower. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges had 90.7% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to only 23.6% at Orange High School. Additionally, Orange High School's spending per student ($11,681 in 2018-2019) is slightly higher than the state average, but it does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes.

1,368

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,681

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Lincoln Ave
Orange, NJ 07050-2208

(973) 677-4050

District: ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

Feeder schools for Orange High School:

Elementary:	Cleveland Street Elementary School
	Forest Street Community Elementary School
	Heywood Avenue Elementary School
	Lincoln Avenue Elementary School
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	Oakwood Avenue Community School
	Park Avenue Elementary School
Middle:	Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation
	Rosa Parks Community School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

African American:

48.3%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (16% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg49%

398^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

488^th of 609ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	398 of 434	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	387 of 429	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	356 of 422	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	369 of 415	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	357 of 405	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	321 of 416	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	280 of 415	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.3	314 of 411	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	362 of 409	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.5	230 of 406	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	3.4	385 of 411	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	373 of 396	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	363 of 388	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.3	367 of 378	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.2	355 of 371	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	356 of 370	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	344 of 359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	347 of 361	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	347 of 357	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.5	337 of 351	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	331 of 348	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.2	332 of 343	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	170 of 283	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	195 of 282	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	144 of 250	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	204 of 256	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	145 of 247	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	119 of 254	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	164 of 266	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	176 of 215	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	175 of 191	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	104 of 161	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	44 of 101	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	105 of 138	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	103 of 146	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	391 of 426	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	383 of 420	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	348 of 416	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	356 of 414	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	349 of 402	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	334 of 408	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	327 of 403	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	346 of 406	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	370 of 403	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	325 of 385	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	301 of 382	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	317 of 374	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	355 of 364	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	310 of 368	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	304 of 377	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	277 of 358	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	294 of 344	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	222 of 324	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	243 of 326	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	257 of 347	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	173 of 345	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	359 of 426	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	366 of 419	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	356 of 414	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	363 of 410	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	348 of 402	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	356 of 407	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	333 of 405	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	246 of 361	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.5	62 of 339	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	23.8	266 of 333	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	239 of 355	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)40th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2024)32nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-27 vs state

Geometry30%-26 vs state

English Language Arts24%-26 vs state

Algebra I14%-17 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orange High School	Public	9-12	400 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4050	1,368	86	16.0	64.8%	2 (0.1%)	661 (48.3%)	697 (51.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	14	398^th of 434 public high schools	8.3%		13.9	387^th of 429 public high schools	9.8%	11	60.8	30.6		7.5				23.6					14.6	9.1	14.2	31.3		29.4			$11,681	$190	$11,491
STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	180	16	11.6	71.1%	0 (0.0%)	96 (53.3%)	81 (45.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	76.9	61^st of 434 public high schools	85.9%		90.4	15^th of 429 public high schools	96.5%	46				58.7				90.7								62.9		62.9
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	Public	6-12	35 Winans Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-8600	701	62	11.3	12.6%	4 (0.6%)	599 (85.4%)	93 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39.4	269^th of 434 public high schools	38.0%		31.2	300^th of 429 public high schools	30.1%	31		64.0	8.2	14.7	58.1	52.4	65.9	59.8	14.3	13.1	2.0	48.6	14.1		26.3	23.1	1.8	5.8			$14,501	$320	$14,181
East Orange Campus High School	Public	9-12	344 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-7300	1,798	101	17.8	8.5%	50 (2.8%)	1,427 (79.4%)	289 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	9 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	9.1	421^st of 434 public high schools	3.0%		10	410^th of 429 public high schools	4.4%	11	58.7	17.0		3.3				14.1					3.6		3.6		0.0	0.0			$11,351	$278	$11,073
Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology	Public	9-12	746 Sanford Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 695-3748	414	30	13.8	79.5%	15 (3.6%)	254 (61.4%)	119 (28.7%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	55.1	170^th of 434 public high schools	60.8%					(n/a)	86.6	68.8		40.2				46.4					20.8		20.8
East Orange STEM Academy High School	Public	6-12	129 Renshaw Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5900	646	37	17.4	19.0%	3 (0.5%)	566 (87.6%)	67 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	48.3	211^th of 434 public high schools	51.4%		42.7	242^nd of 429 public high schools	43.6%	31		70.5	8.2	35.9	69.4	57.0	67.2	66.7	33.7	23.6		26.7	21.1		24.1	26.8		26.2			$12,197	$272	$11,925
West Side High School	Public	9-12	403 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7019	541	44	12.4	81.1%	2 (0.4%)	436 (80.6%)	96 (17.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15.2	387^th of 434 public high schools	10.8%		9.7	411^th of 429 public high schools	4.2%	24	73.8	17.9		3.8				6.7					2.9		2.9						$14,251	$797	$13,454
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	17 Parker Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 762-5600	1,985	140	14.2	18.2%	1,022 (51.5%)	566 (28.5%)	171 (8.6%)	73 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (6.8%)	63.1	131^st of 434 public high schools	69.8%		51.5	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%	62	89.7	76.3		60.8				68.8					9.4		9.2	29.1	21.7	28.2	70.0	69.7	$6,150		$6,150
Irvington High School	Public	9-12	1253 Clinton Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6897	1,913	127	15.1	62.5%	4 (0.2%)	1,332 (69.6%)	567 (29.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11.1	410^th of 434 public high schools	5.5%		10.9	408^th of 429 public high schools	4.9%	2	58.9	26.1		9.5				15.7					4.0	0.0	3.8	20.0		18.9			$11,803	$142	$11,661
Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology	Public	9-12	498-544 West Market St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2203	1,230	93	13.2	73.4%	23 (1.9%)	635 (51.6%)	547 (44.5%)	14 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57.1	165^th of 434 public high schools	62.0%		59.2	152^nd of 429 public high schools	64.6%	13		78.7		21.3				66.0					34.3		34.3	47.6		45.9			$8,605	$479	$8,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Orange High School

What district is Orange High School in?

ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

What schools feed into Orange High School?

Orange High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cleveland Street Elementary School
Elementary : Forest Street Community Elementary School
Elementary : Heywood Avenue Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Avenue Elementary School
Elementary : Oakwood Avenue Community School
Elementary : Park Avenue Elementary School
Middle : Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation
Middle : Rosa Parks Community School

Is Orange High School a good school?

Orange High School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of New Jersey high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Orange High School?

Students at Orange High School are 51% Hispanic, 48% African American.

How many students attend Orange High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,368 students attended Orange High School.

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