Orange High High School
500 Orange High Rd
Hillsborough NC, 27278, Orange County
Phone: 919-732-6133
Ranking: 
(119 out of 287, top 41%)*
(119 out of 287, top 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Orange County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 82 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 73 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,263 | 1,215 | 1,212 | 1,195 | 1,215 | 1,203 | 1,138 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 339 | 26.8% | 372 | 30.6% | 326 | 26.9% | 352 | 29.5% | 350 | 28.8% | 389 | 32.3% | 346 | 30.4% |
| Grade 10: | 349 | 27.6% | 300 | 24.7% | 320 | 26.4% | 278 | 23.3% | 341 | 28.1% | 283 | 23.5% | 297 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 300 | 23.8% | 311 | 25.6% | 274 | 22.6% | 333 | 27.9% | 277 | 22.8% | 283 | 23.5% | 254 | 22.3% |
| Grade 12: | 275 | 21.8% | 232 | 19.1% | 292 | 24.1% | 232 | 19.4% | 247 | 20.3% | 248 | 20.6% | 241 | 21.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 650 | 51.5% | 635 | 52.3% | 644 | 53.1% | 644 | 53.9% | 645 | 53.1% | 622 | 51.7% | 584 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 613 | 48.5% | 580 | 47.7% | 568 | 46.9% | 551 | 46.1% | 562 | 46.3% | 573 | 47.6% | 531 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 124 | 9.8% | 116 | 9.5% | 102 | 8.4% | 91 | 7.6% | 89 | 7.3% | 66 | 5.5% | 58 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 265 | 21.0% | 272 | 22.4% | 288 | 23.8% | 273 | 22.8% | 337 | 27.7% | 322 | 26.8% | 296 | 26.0% |
| White: | 836 | 66.2% | 800 | 65.8% | 798 | 65.8% | 804 | 67.3% | 781 | 64.3% | 805 | 66.9% | 756 | 66.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 2.4% | 23 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 374 | 29.6% | 386 | 31.8% | 370 | 30.5% | 334 | 27.9% | 324 | 26.7% | 257 | 21.4% | 214 | 18.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 4.5% | 47 | 3.9% | 59 | 4.9% | 62 | 5.2% | 72 | 5.9% | 43 | 3.6% | 40 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.43 | 15.18 | 15.75 | 15.65 | 15.80 | 15.80 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.6% | 90.7% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 67.8% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 62.5% | 70.2% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68% | 76% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 84.8% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 66.6% | 80.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 79% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 10.8% | 36.6% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 89.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 77.6% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 71.2% | 76% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 82.3% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93.6% | 93.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93.5% | 94.8% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 76% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.6% | 73.1% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.5% | 71.1% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 68.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78% | 80.7% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 83.8% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 90.4% | 87.9% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 44.0% | 50.1% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68.5% | 74.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 78.5% | 81.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 70.4% | 75.6% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 72% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 70% | 73.8% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 81.2% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 80.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 84.3% | 86.7% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 85.6% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 86.8% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 71.9% | 76.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 71.2% | 78.1% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.1% | 78.2% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 84.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 87.7% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.5% | 86.4% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 52.1% | 56.1% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 79.2% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 64.3% | 72.1% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61% | 66.9% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76.8% | 76.4% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 93.2% | 92.7% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 61.2% | 67.5% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 78.6% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 44.7% | 52.4% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 77% | 79.2% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70.2% | 70% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 94.7% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 88.1% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 80% | 91.2% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 60.6% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 76.6% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 77.2% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 83.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 88.5% | 88% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 84.1% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 25% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | 23.1% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 63.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 50.1% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 75.3% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 72.6% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 80% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.5% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Orange High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.