Della Davidson Elementary School

Della Davidson Elementary School is an expansive elementary campus in Oxford, Mississippi, part of Oxford School District. The school serves 704 students in grades 2 through 3. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Della Davidson Elementary School sits 58% above that benchmark.

Oxford School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,763 students. Della Davidson Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Della Davidson Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 30% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Lafayette County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Lafayette County) reports that median household income runs about $67,185, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lafayette County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,617 students), of which Della Davidson Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oxford High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Della Davidson Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 630 (now 704). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 34% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.