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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280345001312
Della Davidson Elementary School
209 Commonwealth Blvd., Oxford, MS 38655 · (662) 236-4870 · Lafayette County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
314 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 340 | 48% |
| Grade 3 | 364 | 52% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Della Davidson Elementary School→Central Elementary School→Oxford Intermediate School→Oxford Middle School→Oxford High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oxford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
81.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 81.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 81.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Della Davidson Elementary School
Della Davidson Elementary School's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Della Davidson Elementary School this school | 704 | 44.6% | 74.2% |
| DeSoto Central Primary School Southaven | 792 | 40.8% | 59.0% |
| North Bay Elementary School Biloxi | 658 | 48.3% | 75.7% |
| Center Hill Elementary School Olive Branch | 788 | 42.0% | 70.8% |
| Highland Bluff Elementary Brandon | 491 | 40.3% | 66.7% |
| Central Elementary School Oxford | 709 | 45.8% | 74.7% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary 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 Della Davidson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #55 of 428 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #23 of 439 ▲ 5 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #74 of 439 ▲ 6 | #4 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #64 of 453 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #52 of 408 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #60 of 409 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #416 of 444 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #25 of 90 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
704
+59 (+9%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 704 | 55.5 | 12.7:1 | 45% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 55.9 | 13.9:1 | 47% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 51.1 | 14.4:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 100% (642) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 45.5 | 13.9:1 | 44% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 53% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 53% (319) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Della Davidson Elementary School.
About Della Davidson Elementary School
Della Davidson Elementary School runs as a large elementary school in Oxford, Mississippi. The school's 704 students are in grades 2 through 3. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students each.
Oxford School District enrolls 4,763 students in 7 schools, including Della Davidson Elementary School.
Roughly 52% of students at Della Davidson Elementary School are White. Other groups include 30% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Lafayette County residents are about 70% White. Della Davidson Elementary School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.7:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Della Davidson Elementary School reports 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Della Davidson Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Della Davidson Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (74.2%) and its predicted rate (72.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
Within Lafayette County, the median household income is $67,185, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Della Davidson Elementary School, Lafayette County has 11 other public schools.
Oxford High School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Della Davidson Elementary School. Della Davidson Elementary School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Della Davidson Elementary School's enrollment grew from 645 in 2020-21 to 704 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.1:1).
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Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,327
Census ACS
Median income
$67,185
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
7,617 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oxford School District
- Oxford High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Bramlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Oxford Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 356 students
- Oxford Early Childhood CenterElementary · 277 students
Other schools in Oxford
- Oxford High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 803 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Bramlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
Nearby schools
- Oxford High School0.5 mi · 1,335
- Oxford Middle School0.7 mi · 667
- Bramlett Elementary School0.9 mi · 715
- Oxford Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 277
- Lafayette Elementary School1.2 mi · 776
- Lafayette High School1.4 mi · 855
Frequently asked questions
About Della Davidson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Della Davidson Elementary School?
Della Davidson Elementary School enrolls approximately 704 students in grades 02-03.
Is Della Davidson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Della Davidson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
How many teachers does Della Davidson Elementary School have?
Della Davidson Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Della Davidson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Della Davidson Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 10% Hispanic, 30% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Della Davidson Elementary School in?
Della Davidson Elementary School is part of Oxford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.