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If you could change one rule at LAFAYETTE UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
803
Elementary
DISTRICT 790 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 280237001280
Lafayette Upper Elementary School
120 Commodore Drive, Oxford, MS 38655 · (662) 236-3761 · Lafayette County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
13.9:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
424 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 3 | 211 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 215 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 208 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 169 | 21% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Lafayette Upper Elementary School→Lafayette Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lafayette County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
70.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 71.0% |
% 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
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Lafayette Upper Elementary School
Lafayette Upper Elementary School's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Upper Elementary School this school | 803 | 52.8% | 69.9% |
| Lafayette Elementary School Oxford | 776 | 53.1% | 72.5% |
| Saltillo Primary School SALTILLO | 704 | 53.7% | 57.6% |
| Mooreville Elementary School MOOREVILLE | 722 | 54.4% | 74.4% |
| Caledonia Elementary Caledonia | 1,070 | 51.2% | 77.7% |
| West Lauderdale Elementary School Meridian | 761 | 46.1% | 63.4% |
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 Lafayette Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #85 of 428 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #78 of 439 ▼ 1 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #103 of 439 ▲ 92 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #31 of 453 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #117 of 408 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #229 of 409 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #397 of 444 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #27 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
803
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 803 | 57.9 | 13.9:1 | 53% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 61.6 | 13.0:1 | 51% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 59.4 | 13.8:1 | 100% (820) |
| 2020-21 | 820 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 100% (817) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 40.8 | 17.8:1 | 54% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 56% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 63% (358) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lafayette Upper Elementary School.
About Lafayette Upper Elementary School
Lafayette Upper Elementary School is a large elementary school found in Oxford, Mississippi. The school counts 803 students across grades 3 through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students.
Lafayette Upper Elementary School falls under Lafayette County, which has 4 schools enrolling 2,854 students.
White students are the majority at Lafayette Upper Elementary School, with 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 57.9 full-time equivalents, or about 13.9 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 53%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Lafayette Upper Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lafayette Upper Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.9% is 2.1 points above the 67.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Lafayette County, the median household income is $67,185, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in Lafayette County, enrolling about 7,617 students in all.
The closest other public school is Lafayette High School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Lafayette Upper Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Lafayette Upper Elementary School's location as Town: Remote.
Enrollment at Lafayette Upper Elementary School was 820 in 2020-21 and 803 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lafayette Upper Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Lafayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Lafayette Middle SchoolMiddle · 420 students
- OXF/LAF SCHOOL OF APPLIED TECHHigh
Other schools in Oxford
- Oxford High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Bramlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Della Davidson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Lafayette High School0.1 mi · 855
- Lafayette Middle School0.1 mi · 420
- Lafayette Elementary School0.6 mi · 776
- Oxford Middle School1.3 mi · 667
- Bramlett Elementary School1.4 mi · 715
- Della Davidson Elementary School1.5 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolHow large is Lafayette Upper Elementary School?
Lafayette Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 803 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Lafayette Upper Elementary School serve?
Lafayette Upper Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lafayette Upper Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Lafayette Upper Elementary School.
How diverse is Lafayette Upper Elementary School?
Lafayette Upper Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lafayette Upper Elementary School?
Lafayette Upper Elementary School is overseen by Lafayette County in Lafayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.