Best Public Schools in Orleans, VT

Summary:

The city of Orleans, Vermont is home to two schools - Lake Region Union High School and Orleans Elementary School. While the high school is performing relatively well, ranking 19th out of 42 Vermont high schools, the elementary school is struggling, ranking 90th out of 133 Vermont elementary schools.

Lake Region Union High School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82%. However, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.3%. In contrast, Orleans Elementary School is performing slightly above the state average in 4th and 7th grade English Language Arts, but significantly below the state average in 4th and 7th grade Mathematics.

Both schools serve communities with significant socioeconomic challenges, as indicated by the high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch - 57.51% at Lake Region Union High School and 75.76% at Orleans Elementary School. This suggests the need for additional resources and targeted interventions to support student learning and address potential barriers to academic success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)			VTCAP Mathematics (2025)			VTCAP Science (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	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 9th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orleans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	53 School Street	Orleans	05860	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-6650	132	11	12.5	75.8%	115 (87.1%)	4 (3.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)								(n/a)	62.5	55.6		18.8	38.9
Lake Region Union High School	Public	9-12	317 Lake Region Road	Orleans	05860	Orleans County	Lake Region Union High School District #24	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-6521	353	34	10.5	57.5%	334 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	50.5	19^th of 42 public high schools	54.8%		55	18^th of 47 public high schools	61.7%	1			49.0			37.5	39.8	$12,340	$311	$12,029

Cities Near Orleans

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brownington	3.25 mi	2	77^th
Irasburg	3.51 mi	2
Barton	4.17 mi	2	121^st
Coventry	4.94 mi	1	95^th
Glover	7.02 mi	2	25^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 Vermont Agency of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.