Summary:
The city of Orange, Massachusetts has two public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade - Ralph C Mahar Regional High School and Fisher Hill Elementary School. Both schools are performing significantly below state averages on academic measures, indicating systemic challenges in the Orange school district.
Ralph C Mahar Regional High School serves grades 7-12 with an enrollment of 523 students. The school has a low state-wide ranking, placing in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts high schools, and its academic performance on MCAS exams is well below state averages across English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school also has a high dropout rate of 15.4% and a relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 80.2%.
Fisher Hill Elementary School serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 294 students. Similar to the high school, Fisher Hill has a low state-wide ranking, placing in the bottom 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools, and its academic performance on MCAS exams is also well below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with smaller percentages of minority students.
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