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Orange County Public Schools Schools
Orange County Public Schools is a public school district in Virginia, based in Orange County (Orange). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Orange County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Orange County Public Schools
7 of 9 schools in Orange County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 2C: 1
Best schools in Orange County Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Orange County High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Locust Grove Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Gordon Barbour Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Orange Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Locust Grove Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Prospect Heights Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Lightfoot Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Orange County Public Schools
High schools (1)
- A Orange County High, Orange
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A Locust Grove Middle, Locust Grove
- B+ Prospect Heights Middle, Orange
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- A- Gordon Barbour Elementary, Gordonsville
- C+ Lightfoot Elementary, Unionville
- B+ Locust Grove Elementary, Locust Grove
- Locust Grove Primary, Locust Grove
- A- Orange Elementary, Orange
- Unionville Elementary, Unionville
Where Orange County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Orange (3)
- Unionville (2)
- Gordonsville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Virginia
- County: Orange County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,076 students with 306 full-time-equivalent teachers and 765 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5102820
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Culpeper County Public Schools (11 schools, 17 mi)
- Madison County Public Schools (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Louisa County Public Schools (6 schools, 19 mi)
- Spotsylvania County Public Schools (29 schools, 20 mi)
- Greene County Public Schools (5 schools, 25 mi)
- Fredericksburg City Public Schools (5 schools, 29 mi)
- Charlottesville City Public Schools (9 schools, 30 mi)
- Stafford County Public Schools (32 schools, 31 mi)
Questions about Orange County Public Schools
How many schools are in Orange County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Orange County Public Schools, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Orange County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Orange, Unionville, Gordonsville.
How good are the schools in Orange County Public Schools?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 55% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53.3%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Orange County Public Schools?
5,076 students were enrolled in Orange County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Orange County Public Schools?
Orange County Public Schools is in Virginia, based in Orange County, with its district office in Orange. Its boundary covers about 341 sq mi.