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Orange Elementary

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Orange Elementary ranks 704 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Orange Elementary is a PK–5 school in Orange County Public Schools serving 621 students in Orange, VA, where roughly 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It is the largest elementary school in its immediate area, yet it ranks 704th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools—the 37th percentile—earning 2 stars. This is broadly in line with the district's overall standing in the lower third of Virginia districts.

Academically, Orange Elementary's SOL proficiency rates generally hover near district averages and modestly below state averages. Bright spots include 5th-grade science, where 70.3% of students passed versus 68.8% statewide, and 5th-grade reading at 70.3%. Early-grade reading is a persistent concern: 3rd-grade reading proficiency has stayed below the state average for several years, at 60.4% most recently compared with 67.6% statewide. The school also trails same-district peers like Gordon-Barbour Elementary and Lightfoot Elementary on several math and reading measures. Notably, Trevilians Elementary in Louisa County ranks at the 86th percentile despite serving a student population with higher poverty, offering a regional example of what is possible in a comparable rural setting.

Resource challenges are a defining feature of Orange Elementary. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.7—the highest among comparable schools—and per-pupil spending of $8,811, the school operates with larger class sizes and less funding per student than nearly every school in the region. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, falling from 31.8% in 2021–22 to 13.8% in 2024–25, now better than both the district average of 18.3% and the state average of 14.8%. This improvement, combined with recent academic stability, positions the school to build on its strengths, particularly if reading intervention and resource allocation become priorities.

621

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,811

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Montevista Avenue
Orange, VA 22960

(540) 661-4450

District: Orange County Public Schools

Students who attend Orange Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prospect Heights Middle
High:	Orange County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

African American:

21.3%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Orange County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Virginia avg72%

704^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Orange County Public Schools

86^th of 131Orange County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	704 of 1111	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	666 of 1110	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	668 of 1114	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	726 of 1114	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	655 of 1109	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	612 of 1103	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	461 of 1105	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	639 of 1097	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.7	431 of 1099	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.8	356 of 1096	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	442 of 1100	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.3	546 of 1110	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.1	361 of 1120	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	493 of 1117	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	488 of 1117	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	30.7	942 of 1113	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.4	1062 of 1082	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	995 of 1081	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.0	1030 of 1083	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	1017 of 1071	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	1030 of 1062	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	489 of 591	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	62.7	198 of 579	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	240 of 588	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	415 of 579	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	771 of 1100	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	785 of 1096	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	736 of 1098	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	721 of 1100	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	369 of 619	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	434 of 606	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	637 of 1040	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	644 of 1046	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	613 of 1036	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	637 of 1099	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	511 of 1093	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	605 of 1101	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	733 of 1093	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	257 of 306	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	207 of 271	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	160 of 247	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	176 of 245	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	652 of 974	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	748 of 973	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	706 of 979	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	739 of 984	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile~ school

White (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science70%~ state avg

Mathematics69%-4 vs state

VA Studies69%~ state avg

English Reading67%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Montevista Avenue	Orange	22960	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4450	621	37	16.7	60.4%	285 (45.9%)	132 (21.3%)	102 (16.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (15.6%)	42.6	704^th of 1111 public elementary schools	36.6%		45	666^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.0%	38	66.7	71.4	69.2	70.3	60.4	70.1	70.3	68.6	$8,811	$2,219	$6,591
Gordon-Barbour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Baker Street	Gordonsville	22942	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4500	326	24	13.3	70.6%	195 (59.8%)	55 (16.9%)	37 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.4%)	62.2	452^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	59.3%		66.8	393^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	64.6%	59	70.4	89.1	81.4	77.3	61.1	84.8	72.7	80.4	$9,451	$1,363	$8,088
Unionville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	10285 Zachary Taylor Hwy	Unionville	22567	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4540	256	16	16.5	69.5%	178 (69.5%)	17 (6.6%)	31 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.2%)								(n/a)									$8,851	$1,310	$7,541
Lightfoot Elementary	Public	3-5	11360 Zachary Taylor Hwy	Unionville	22567	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4520	224	14	16.5	70.1%	148 (66.1%)	19 (8.5%)	38 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.1%)	54.6	563^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	49.3%		67.3	389^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.0%	174	71.6	78.7	78.3	73.5	63.5	70.5	73.5	75.9	$8,604	$1,841	$6,763
Madison Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	158 Primary School Drive	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 948-3781	365	26	14.3	80.3%	276 (75.6%)	24 (6.6%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.1%)								(n/a)									$11,430	$1,591	$9,840
Waverly Yowell Elementary	Public	3-5	1809 North Main Street	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 948-4511	334	25	13.6	70.4%	257 (76.9%)	16 (4.8%)	28 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	31.2	830^th of 1111 public elementary schools	25.3%		30	827^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.5%	3	66.7	64.3	71.4	72.3	56.9	59.8	59.8	53.6	$10,813	$908	$9,906
Trevilians Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2035 Spotswood Trail	Louisa	23093	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 967-1108	546	40	13.6	79.3%	354 (64.8%)	73 (13.4%)	47 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.0%)	83.3	155^th of 1111 public elementary schools	86.0%		86.1	103^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	90.7%	52	85.6	93.8	92.1	77.3	90.0	90.0	79.8	90.0	$10,919	$10,919	$00
Ruckersville Elementary	Public	K-5	105 Progress Place	Ruckersville	22968	Greene County	Greene County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 939-9006	540	34	15.8	69.3%	328 (60.7%)	50 (9.3%)	99 (18.3%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.3%)	48.2	628^th of 1111 public elementary schools	43.5%		55.8	533^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	52.0%	95	73.1	75.0	74.0	68.3	63.5	78.3	70.2	60.4	$9,369	$1,003	$8,366
Pearl Sample Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18480 Simms Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 825-5448	680	43	15.8	82.4%	298 (43.8%)	68 (10.0%)	193 (28.4%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (14.0%)	60.5	469^th of 1111 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.4	537^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.6%	68	79.2	78.3	92.4	78.0	64.0	74.0	73.7	69.2	$10,229	$566	$9,663
A.G. Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18370 Simms Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-0616	563	37	15.2	55.4%	320 (56.8%)	62 (11.0%)	111 (19.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	67.3	383^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.6	381^st of 1110 public elementary schools	65.7%	2	81.0	78.9	87.8	79.6	64.0	76.9	76.5	88.0	$11,080	$383	$10,698

Frequently Asked Questions about Orange Elementary

What district is Orange Elementary in?

Orange County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Orange Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orange Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prospect Heights Middle
High : Orange County High

What is the racial makeup of Orange Elementary?

Students at Orange Elementary are 46% White, 21% African American, 16% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races.

Is Orange Elementary a good school?

Orange Elementary ranks 704^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orange Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Orange Elementary.

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