Orange School District

Public Grades PK–6 DSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Orange.

At a glance

494Students enrolled

1School

$23,509Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Orange

Grades PK–6

Fisher Hill School494 students · OrangeThis district

Grades 7–12

Ralph C Mahar Regional509 students · OrangeRalph C. Mahar School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency11%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts25%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 82% at Ralph C. Mahar School District, which runs the high school (state 88.8%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,509

per student each year · 11% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration36%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)1%

State81%

Federal18%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

264’20

288’21

294’22

523’23

494’24

Students

White · 80%397

Hispanic · 12%58

Two or more races · 5%25

Asian · 1%7

Black · 1%5

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–6

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Fisher Hill SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 494 students · Orange

DPublic

Where students go next · Ralph C. Mahar School District

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Ralph C Mahar RegionalHigh · Grades 7–12 · 509 students · Orange

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Athol-Royalston School DistrictAthol · Royalston · $21,049 per student

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New Salem-Wendell School DistrictNew Salem · Wendell · $29,934 per student

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Erving School DistrictErving · $38,813 per student

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Gill-Montague School District in ErvingErving

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.