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Enrollment
619
Middle
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD CITY·NCES 010263501383
Oxford Middle School
1750 Highway 78 W, Oxford, AL 36203 · (256) 241-3816 · Calhoun County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Alabama public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
361 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 313 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 306 | 49% |
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oxford City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
24.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Middle School
Oxford Middle School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Middle School this school | 619 | 58.3% | 44.7% |
| CE Hanna School Hobson City | 536 | 61.2% | 57.5% |
| Florence Middle School Florence | 663 | 55.7% | 42.5% |
| Clanton Intermediate School Clanton | 630 | 60.0% | 42.7% |
| Echols Middle School Northport | 738 | 55.1% | 37.9% |
| Coppinville School Enterprise | 571 | 52.7% | 57.3% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #109 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #130 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #112 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #74 of 265 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #25 of 244 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #13 of 246 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #134 of 264 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #74 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
619
-59 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 760
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 619 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 58% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 70% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 64% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 52% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 51% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 57% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 53% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 760 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 34% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (614 to 619); teachers unchanged (42 to 42).
About Oxford Middle School
Oxford Middle School, located in Oxford, Alabama, is a mid-sized middle school. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 619 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in Alabama enroll around 508, and this school is 22% above that mark.
Oxford Middle School is part of a district of 6 schools: Oxford City, with 4,103 students.
White students account for 47% of enrollment at Oxford Middle School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 29% Black, 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Calhoun County, the White share is about 70%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oxford Middle School scores 66%.
Staffing at Oxford Middle School comes to 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7:1. The school's 14.7:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for middle schools in Alabama. On the income side, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Calhoun County average a similar 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Oxford Middle School lands at B, ahead of 63% of Alabama public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Oxford Middle School would score about 41.6%. It scores 44.7%, 3.1 points above that figure.
Looking at the county, Calhoun County, 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. Counting Oxford Middle School, Calhoun County has 38 public schools.
CE Hanna School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Oxford Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Oxford Middle School at 4th of 8.
The federal government classifies Oxford Middle School's location as City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Oxford Middle School had a net loss of 59 students, or 9%. The school's ratio dropped from 17.4:1 to 14.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Oxford Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 High SchoolHigh · 1,242 students
- Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 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 High SchoolHigh · 1,242 students
- Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Oxford Area Vocational SchoolHigh
Other Oxford Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Oxford Middle. Oxford Middle School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Oxford Middle SchoolOXFORD, MI · 938 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolOxford, MS · 667 students
- Oxford MiddleOverland Park, KS · 620 students
- Oxford MiddleOxford, MA · 385 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolOxford, CT · 371 students
Nearby schools
- CE Hanna School0.1 mi · 536
- Oxford Elementary School0.5 mi · 837
- Oxford High School2.8 mi · 1,242
- Coldwater Elementary School3.5 mi · 391
- Wellborn Elementary School3.8 mi · 598
- Wellborn High School3.9 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Oxford Middle SchoolHow large is Oxford Middle School?
Oxford Middle School enrolls approximately 619 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Oxford Middle School serve?
Oxford Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Oxford Middle School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Oxford Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oxford Middle School?
At Oxford Middle School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 17% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oxford Middle School public or private?
Oxford Middle 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.