📍 400 Lincoln Ave, Orange, Essex County, 07050
Orange High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Orange, Essex County. The school has 1,265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Orange High School enrolls 1,265 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 79 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 47% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 655 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 599 | 47% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
888 of the school's 1,265 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 797 qualify for free lunch and 91 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Orange High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 34.
Orange High School is one of 12 schools in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District, based in ORANGE, New Jersey. The district serves 5,967 students district-wide and employs 468 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,265 students, Orange High School is larger than the district average of about 497 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large