Lafayette Upper Elementary School

Lafayette Upper Elementary School is an expansive elementary school in Oxford, Mississippi, run under Lafayette County. The school hosts 803 students in grades 3 through 6. That puts it 80% bigger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Lafayette County comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,854 students; Lafayette Upper Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Lafayette Upper Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 17% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Lafayette Upper Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Lafayette County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,185 per year, 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 Lafayette Upper Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Lafayette High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lafayette Upper Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Lafayette Upper Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 724 (now 803). Black enrollment moved from 24% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.