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Ten out of 13 schools in Orange County Schools earned a school performance grade of C or higher for the 2023-2024 school year, and 12 out of 13 schools met or exceeded growth targets, well above the state averages for both achievement and growth.

Want to learn more so you can support your child in school? Look at the topics coming up in our first Family Academy session at New Hope ES on Thursday, September 12!

The second day of school for traditional calendar students was just as exciting as the first! For many kindergarten students, this was also their very first day in the classroom. We are on our way into this new school year -- filling classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, buses, gymnasiums, and every learning space in our schools with the sounds of learning.

The doors were wide open for students and families to kick off the school year on August 22 with Open House at traditional calendar schools. Thank you to parent groups for helping to support our educators and staff, as these events make a huge difference for the first day of school, and all year long!

Via NEWS OF ORANGE, Dale Edwards | It turns out, these two really can stand the heat, and could some day find careers in the finest kitchens in the nation.​Earlier this month, Orange High School students Kayla McMann and Sofia Deloera made the trip to Seattle to compete and participate in the National FCCLA Leadership Conference and earned silver medals!

The Board of Education recently approved recommendations by Superintendent Dr. Danielle Jones for district and school-based leadership roles at a special called virtual meeting on July 22, 2024, including a Chief of Operations, Executive Director of Exceptional Children & Pre-K Services, a new role of Employee Ombuds, and assistant principals. Ms. Magill was recommended and approved in April 2024 and began serving to start the school year at Hillsborough Elementary.