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Which teacher or staff member at Oxford High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,242
High
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD CITY·NCES 010263501075
Oxford High School
1 Yellow Jacket Drive, Oxford, AL 36203 · (256) 241-3166 · Calhoun County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,242 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Alabama public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
654 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 289 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 338 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 299 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 316 | 25% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
21.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Oxford High School
Oxford High School's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford High School this school | 1,242 | 52.7% | 35.4% |
| Florence High School Florence | 1,101 | 49.8% | 38.5% |
| Athens High School Athens | 1,278 | 53.4% | 37.9% |
| Tuscaloosa County High School Northport | 1,607 | 47.2% | 21.5% |
| Stanhope Elmore High School Millbrook | 1,123 | 52.2% | 37.9% |
| Chilton County High School Clanton | 833 | 55.6% | 19.4% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oxford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #93 of 305 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #134 of 305 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #92 of 305 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,242 | #42 of 319 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #57 of 307 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #15 of 307 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #181 of 317 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #114 of 130 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,242
-5 (0%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,368
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,242 | 81 | 15.3:1 | 53% (654) |
| 2023-24 | 1,271 | 81 | 15.7:1 | 66% (845) |
| 2022-23 | 1,288 | 77 | 16.7:1 | 61% (785) |
| 2020-21 | 1,247 | 69 | 18.1:1 | 40% (497) |
| 2017-18 | 1,214 | 77 | 15.8:1 | 46% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 1,234 | 73 | 16.9:1 | 51% (628) |
| 2010-11 | 1,211 | 73 | 16.6:1 | 41% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 958 | 56 | 17.1:1 | 18% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 1,368 | 64 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxford High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,214 to 1,242); teachers up 5% (77 to 81).
About Oxford High School
Students in Oxford, Alabama, attend Oxford High School, a high-enrollment high school. It reports enrollment of 1,242 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Alabama enroll around 682, and this school is 82% above that mark.
Oxford City enrolls 4,103 students, and its 6 schools include Oxford High School.
No group is above 50% at Oxford High School; the largest is White, at 46%. Other reported shares: 29% Black, 20% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Calhoun County's residents are about 70% White, 25 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oxford High School scores 66%.
The school has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher. High schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.2:1. The school reported 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Oxford High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Alabama public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oxford High School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 35.4% actual against 45.7% predicted.
For Calhoun County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $55,029 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Calhoun County number 38, with about 16,686 students.
Oxford High School is about 2.4 miles from Oxford Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 35.4% is below the 36.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,247 to 1,242. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.1:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Oxford High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oxford City
- Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- CE Hanna SchoolMiddle · 536 students
- De Armanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Coldwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Oxford Area Vocational SchoolHigh
Other schools in Oxford
- Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Oxford Area Vocational SchoolHigh
Other Oxford High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Oxford High. Oxford High School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Oxford High SchoolOXFORD, MI · 1,568 students
- Oxford High SchoolOxford, MS · 1,335 students
- Oxford High SchoolOxford, CT · 476 students
- Oxford HighOxford, MA · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Oxford Elementary School2.4 mi · 837
- CE Hanna School2.7 mi · 536
- Oxford Middle School2.8 mi · 619
- Anniston High School3.5 mi · 498
- Golden Springs Elementary School3.5 mi · 357
- Cobb Preparatory Academy3.5 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Oxford High SchoolHow large is Oxford High School?
Oxford High School enrolls approximately 1,242 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Oxford High School serve?
Oxford High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oxford High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oxford High School is approximately 15.3:1 (81 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oxford High School?
At Oxford High School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 20% Hispanic, 29% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Oxford High School public or private?
Oxford High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oxford City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.