Best Schools in Orange, Texas

Orange, Texas has 12 ranked public schools, and the overall picture is stronger than many comparably sized Texas cities. The average score across all 12 schools is 6.9 out of 10, and exactly half — six schools — score 7.0 or above. That spread matters: parents here have genuine options at multiple grade levels, not just one standout campus pulling up a weak average.

Little Cypress El leads the city at 8.5 out of 10, making it the top-ranked school in Orange. It sits within the Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD cluster, which also includes Little Cypress Int (7.4) and Mauriceville Middle (8.0). That district delivers consistent performance across the elementary and middle school years, which is a meaningful advantage for families thinking about long-term enrollment. Finding a district where quality holds from one grade band to the next is harder than it looks, and Little Cypress-Mauriceville delivers that continuity.

Deweyville ISD adds another strong option, particularly for families outside the Little Cypress attendance zone. Deweyville El and Deweyville H S both score 7.5, a rare case where an elementary and its feeder high school sit at the same level. Parents who worry about quality drop-off between elementary and secondary years will find that consistency reassuring.

For families comparing schools in Orange, the practical takeaway is clear: prioritize the Little Cypress-Mauriceville corridor at the elementary and middle level, where scores cluster between 7.4 and 8.5. If you're zoned for Deweyville, the 7.5 scores at both ends of the K-12 pipeline hold up well against city averages. The bottom half of Orange's 12 ranked schools pulls the citywide mean down to 6.9, so attendance zone research matters here — the gap between the top and bottom performers is wide enough to be a real factor in where families choose to live.