Oxford Elementary School

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Oxford, Maine, Oxford Elementary School caters to 307 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by RSU 17/MSAD 17. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.

RSU 17/MSAD 17 runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 3,197 students. Oxford Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oxford Elementary School reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. The state averages about 10.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for Oxford County shows median household income runs about $60,173, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oxford Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Oxford County (combined enrollment of about 7,913 students).

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Oxford Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025.

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