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Enrollment
1,335
High
DISTRICT 680 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280345000663
Oxford High School
101 Charger Loop, Oxford, MS 38655 · (662) 234-1562 · Lafayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,335 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Mississippi public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
604 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 337 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 354 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 307 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 337 | 25% |
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
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
68.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
75.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 73.6% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
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 Oxford High School
Oxford High School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford High School this school | 1,335 | 45.2% | 73.5% |
| Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg | 1,750 | 52.1% | 75.7% |
| Northwest High School Flowood | 1,855 | 32.1% | 77.5% |
| Ocean Springs High School Ocean Springs | 1,928 | 35.5% | 84.6% |
| DeSoto Central High School Southaven | 2,004 | 32.6% | 72.1% |
| Biloxi High School Biloxi | 1,669 | 53.9% | 75.9% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #31 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #61 of 199 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #17 of 199 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,335 | #17 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #160 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #20 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #174 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #31 of 63 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
1,335
+68 (+5%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 1,335 | 89.8 | 14.9:1 | 45% (604) |
| 2023-24 | 1,370 | 88.3 | 15.5:1 | 43% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 1,345 | 82 | 16.4:1 | 100% (1,342) |
| 2020-21 | 1,267 | 62 | 20.4:1 | 100% (1,264) |
| 2017-18 | 1,226 | 71 | 17.3:1 | 36% (444) |
| 2015-16 | 1,142 | 61 | 18.7:1 | 42% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 886 | 52 | 17.0:1 | 39% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 854 | 49 | 17.4:1 | 49% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 688 | 40 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxford High School.
About Oxford High School
Oxford High School is a high-enrollment high school in Oxford, Mississippi. The school counts 1,335 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students.
Oxford High School is one school in Oxford School District, a system of 7 schools with 4,763 students.
Oxford High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 49%. Other students are 34% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lafayette County residents are about 70% White. Oxford High School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Oxford High School counts 89.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.9 students for each one. The 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is lower than this school's figure. About 45% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Mississippi public high schools, Oxford High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Oxford High School are 1.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (73.5% actual, 71.7% predicted).
Across Lafayette County, median household income is about $67,185, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Lafayette County number 12 and enroll about 7,617.
The closest public school, Della Davidson Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Oxford High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Oxford High School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Oxford High School had 1,267 students in 2020-21 and 1,335 in 2024-25, a 5% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.4:1 to 14.9:1.
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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
- Bramlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Della Davidson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Oxford Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 356 students
- Oxford Early Childhood CenterElementary · 277 students
Other schools in Oxford
- 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
- Della Davidson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
Other Oxford High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Oxford High. Oxford High School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Oxford High SchoolOXFORD, MI · 1,568 students
- Oxford High SchoolOxford, AL · 1,242 students
- Oxford High SchoolOxford, CT · 476 students
- Oxford HighOxford, MA · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Della Davidson Elementary School0.5 mi · 704
- Oxford Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 277
- Oxford Middle School1.2 mi · 667
- Bramlett Elementary School1.3 mi · 715
- Lafayette Elementary School1.3 mi · 776
- Lafayette High School1.7 mi · 855
Frequently asked questions
About Oxford High SchoolHow large is Oxford High School?
Oxford High School enrolls approximately 1,335 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Oxford High School serve?
Oxford High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oxford High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oxford High School is approximately 14.9:1 (90 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Oxford High School?
Student demographics at Oxford High School are roughly 49% White, 10% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Oxford High School in?
Oxford High School is part of Oxford School District.
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