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Orange County Schools Schools
Orange County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Orange County (Hillsborough). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Orange County 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 Schools
13 of 13 schools in Orange County Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 5C: 4F: 1
Best schools in Orange County 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+ Hillsborough Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Pathways Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- River Park Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Orange Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Efland Cheeks Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Cedar Ridge High (High school, meets expectations)
- B- A L Stanback Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Gravelly Hill Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ New Hope Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Grady Brown Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Orange County Schools
High schools (2)
- B- Cedar Ridge High, Hillsborough
- C+ Orange High, Hillsborough
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B- A L Stanback Middle, Hillsborough
- B- Gravelly Hill Middle, Efland
- B+ Orange Middle, Hillsborough
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- C- Central Elementary, Hillsborough
- B- Efland Cheeks Elementary, Efland
- C+ Grady Brown Elementary, Hillsborough
- A+ Hillsborough Elementary, Hillsborough
- C+ New Hope Elementary, Chapel Hill
- A- Pathways Elementary, Hillsborough
- A- River Park Elementary, Hillsborough
Other schools and academies (1)
- F Partnership Academy, Hillsborough
Where Orange County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Hillsborough (10)
- Efland (2)
- Chapel Hill (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Orange County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,067 students with 506 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,065 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3703480
- 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
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (19 schools, 12 mi)
- Durham Public Schools (53 schools, 14 mi)
- Alamance-Burlington Schools (36 schools, 16 mi)
- Person County Schools (12 schools, 22 mi)
- Caswell County Schools (6 schools, 24 mi)
- Chatham County Schools (20 schools, 27 mi)
- Granville County Schools (17 schools, 30 mi)
- Wake County Schools (193 schools, 34 mi)
Questions about Orange County Schools
How many schools are in Orange County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Orange County 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 Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hillsborough, Efland, Chapel Hill.
How good are the schools in Orange County Schools?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 57% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 49.5%. 85% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Orange County Schools?
7,067 students were enrolled in Orange County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Orange County Schools?
Orange County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Orange County, with its district office in Hillsborough. Its boundary covers about 336 sq mi.