Schools in Orange Lake · Newburgh City School District, Valley Central School District
Orange Lake’s public schools score below 87% of New York districts
The public schools Orange Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 87% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
6%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 14 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 23 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
73%
▼ 11 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$32.5K
▼ 6% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Orange Lake compares
C− Test scoresD Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (720)Better than 6%
High confidence. Built on 4,106 tested students and a graduating class of 806; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Orange Lake (some depend on your address).
4 schools teach Pre-K in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Gidney Avenue Memorial School, Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School, Horizon-On-The-Hudson School and Balmville School.
13 schools teach K in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Meadow Hill School, Temple Hill School, Gidney Avenue Memorial School and Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 1st grade in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Meadow Hill School, Temple Hill School, Gidney Avenue Memorial School and Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 2nd grade in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Meadow Hill School, Temple Hill School, Gidney Avenue Memorial School and Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 3rd grade in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Meadow Hill School, Temple Hill School, Gidney Avenue Memorial School and Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 4th grade in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Meadow Hill School, Temple Hill School, Gidney Avenue Memorial School and Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School and more.
13 schools teach 5th grade in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Meadow Hill School, Temple Hill School, Gidney Avenue Memorial School and Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 6th grade in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Meadow Hill School, Valley Central Middle School, Temple Hill School and Heritage Middle School and more.
5 schools teach 7th grade in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Meadow Hill School, Valley Central Middle School, Temple Hill School and Heritage Middle School and more.
5 schools teach 8th grade in Orange Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Meadow Hill School, Valley Central Middle School, Temple Hill School and Heritage Middle School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–813 schoolsDepends on your address
85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of Orange Lake are served by Wallkill Central School District.
Two districts serve Orange Lake
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Newburgh City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 10,762 students
$32,520NY $34,607
DValley Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 4,152 students
$28,351NY $34,607
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · PK–12, Newburgh City School District48%
State average 62.4%
Reading · K–12, Valley Central School District53%
State average 62.4%
Math · PK–12, Newburgh City School District33%
State average 55.9%
Math · K–12, Valley Central School District54%
State average 55.9%
Every school in Orange Lake
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving Orange Lake · in other towns
Meadow Hill School
C−982 students11:1Rate it →
Temple Hill School
C890 students10:1Rate it →
Gidney Avenue Memorial School
D−788 students12:1Rate it →
Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School
D612 students13:1Rate it →
Fostertown School
C+594 students12:1Rate it →
Montgomery Elementary School
C539 students13:1Rate it →
Vails Gate STEAM Academy
D500 students11:1Rate it →
Berea Elementary School
C+497 students11:1Rate it →
Horizon-On-The-Hudson School
D447 students10:1Rate it →
Walden Elementary School
C−447 students12:1Rate it →
New Windsor School
C+439 students11:1Rate it →
Balmville School
D376 students10:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Orange Lake
There’s no college in Orange Lake, but 27 are within 30 miles. The closest is Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, 4.7 miles away.
Mount Saint Mary CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Newburgh
4.7 mi2,190 students
Yeshiva Ohr NaftoliUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Windsor
6.1 mi43 students
United States Military AcademyUniversity or college · Public · Highlands
12.5 mi4,508 students
State University of New York at New PaltzUniversity or college · Public · New Paltz
14.2 mi7,050 students
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Monroe
14.4 mi2,729 students
Vassar CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Poughkeepsie
14.8 mi2,456 students
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Chester
15 mi270 students
Marist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Poughkeepsie
15.3 mi5,951 students
Dutchess Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Poughkeepsie
16.4 mi5,448 students
Culinary Institute of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hyde Park
16.8 mi3,015 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Orange Lake. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 17 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.