Orange Center

Orange Center, California has only one public elementary school, Orange Center Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past three years, indicating it is a low-performing institution that may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Orange Center Elementary's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 17.14% to 53.85%, compared to the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 9.68% to 46.15%, compared to the state average of 31.57% to 45.64%. Science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST exam, were also below the state average, ranging from 17.86% to 42.86%, compared to the state average of 28.95% to 32.68%. These low performance metrics suggest the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student learning and achievement in these critical subject areas.

The school also faces challenges related to equity, with 85.04% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This high percentage of low-income students, combined with the school's overall low performance, raises concerns about the ability of Orange Center to provide equal educational opportunities for all students. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 18.1 is slightly higher than the state average, which may be a contributing factor to the low performance.