Best Public Schools in Orleans, MA

Summary:

The city of Orleans, Massachusetts is home to two schools - Orleans Elementary and Nauset Regional Middle. While both schools serve students in the area, Orleans Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

Orleans Elementary boasts impressive MCAS proficiency rates, with over 58% of students proficient or better in ELA and 61% in Math, significantly outpacing the state averages. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rate is an impressive 84%, well above the statewide average of 44.5%. In contrast, Nauset Regional Middle appears to be a more average-performing school, with metrics closer to the state averages.

The data suggests that factors beyond just demographics and funding, such as curriculum, teaching quality, and school leadership, may be contributing to the academic success at Orleans Elementary. The school's consistent high performance over the past three years, maintaining a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicates it has established effective practices that are producing sustained results for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nauset Regional Middle	Public	6-8	70 Route 28	Orleans	02653	Barnstable County	Nauset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0016	528	55	9.6		425 (80.5%)	26 (4.9%)	40 (7.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	63.6	162^nd of 493 public middle schools	67.1%		57.3	194^th of 501 public middle schools	61.3%	32				50.0	40.5	51.2	47.1				44.2	41.6	36.6	40.5		42.4	42.4	$23,037	$765	$22,271
Orleans Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Eldredge Pkwy	Orleans	02653	Barnstable County	Orleans	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0380	145	21	6.9		112 (77.2%)	6 (4.1%)	15 (10.3%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	81.7	157^th of 916 public elementary schools	82.9%		91	62^nd of 928 public elementary schools	93.3%	95	42.1	72.7	57.7				58.2	52.6	72.7	57.7				61.2	84.0		84.0	$32,396	$1,002	$31,394

Cities Near Orleans

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eastham	4.13 mi	1	82^nd
Brewster	4.81 mi	2	175^th
East Harwich	5.36 mi	1	71^st
North Eastham	5.39 mi	1	115^th
Chatham	6.06 mi	2	122^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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