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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 17/MSAD 17·NCES 231077000361

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S

256 Main Street, Paris, ME 04271 · (207) 743-8914 · Oxford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,010 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Maine public high schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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 Maine public high schools

Enrollment
1,010
High
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 448
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
531 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 924925%
Grade 1025025%
Grade 1125525%
Grade 1225625%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
93793%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
313%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
242%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
52352%
Female
48748%

School pathway

Feeds from
Oxford Hills Middle School07–08
Based on grade levels within RSU 17/MSAD 17. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
48.2%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
31.4%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.

Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

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Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S this school1,01052.6%N/A
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72052.4%N/A
Nokomis Regional High School
Newport
61051.3%N/A
Medomak Valley High School
Waldoboro
56151.5%N/A
Gardiner Area High School
Gardiner
56546.0%N/A
Oceanside High School
Rockland
49454.3%N/A
Matched among Maine 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 Hills Comprehensive H S ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn Oxford County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.4%#68 of 73N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.2%#56 of 67N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,010#7 of 114#1 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#79 of 86N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.8%#65 of 86N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
52.6%#40 of 106#6 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.2%#42 of 51N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,010
-81 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,087
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,01068.714.7:153% (531)
2023-241,01971.714.2:145% (459)
2022-231,07774.814.4:143% (458)
2020-211,0917714.2:151% (558)
2017-181,03378.313.2:155% (569)
2015-161,0687913.5:160% (640)
2010-111,0777614.2:152% (564)
2000-011,2147616.0:126% (317)
1990-911,0876915.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,033 to 1,010); teachers down 12% (78.3 to 68.7).

About Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S serves students in Paris, Maine, as a high-enrollment high school. It educates 1,010 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Maine is about 448 students.

RSU 17/MSAD 17 is the local district for Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S. It runs 11 schools with 3,197 students.

Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S enrolls a student body that is 93% White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Oxford County is about 93% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.

The teaching staff at Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S is 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.7:1. That ratio is over the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Maine. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%.

The allk12 Grade for Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S is F. Compared with Maine public high schools, the school scored higher than 3% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Oxford County has about 59,255 residents, and median household income is about $60,173, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Oxford County number 33 and enroll about 7,913.

The next-closest public school is Guy E Rowe School, about 0.4 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S.

The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,091 to 1,010.

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Oxford County at a glance

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Population
59,255
Census ACS
Median income
$60,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
7,913 students

Quick facts

School name
Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S
District
RSU 17/MSAD 17
Address
256 Main Street, Paris, ME 04271
Phone
(207) 743-8914
County
Oxford County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,010
Teachers (FTE)
69
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
531 (53%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
231077000361
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in RSU 17/MSAD 17
Other schools in Paris
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Frequently asked questions

About Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S
How many students attend Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S?
Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S enrolls approximately 1,010 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S serve?
Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S?
At Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S?
Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S is overseen by RSU 17/MSAD 17 in Oxford County.
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