Enrollment
356
Middle
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280345001407
Oxford Intermediate School
501 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Oxford, MS 38655 · (662) 236-5508 · Lafayette County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
147 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 356 | 100% |
Student demographics
61%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
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
64.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 68.1% |
% 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Intermediate School
Oxford Intermediate School's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Intermediate School this school | 356 | 41.3% | 63.4% |
| Oxford Middle School Oxford | 667 | 48.3% | 61.8% |
| Clinton Junior High School Clinton | 862 | 44.4% | 73.7% |
| Center Hill Middle School Olive Branch | 757 | 46.6% | 65.8% |
| Ocean Springs Middle School Ocean Springs | 899 | 39.4% | 74.4% |
| Harper McCaughan Elementary Long Beach | 622 | 60.0% | 72.1% |
Matched among Mississippi middle 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #40 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #42 of 181 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #7 of 181 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #104 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #92 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #28 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #174 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.9% | #7 of 119 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
356
-323 (-48%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 356 | 25.9 | 13.7:1 | 41% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 28.5 | 11.7:1 | 47% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 24.6 | 13.6:1 | 99% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 100% (676) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 45.7 | 15.3:1 | 44% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 47% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxford Intermediate School.
About Oxford Intermediate School
Oxford Intermediate School serves students in Oxford, Mississippi, as a low-enrollment middle school. The school's enrollment of 356 students covers grade 6. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for middle schools in Mississippi, which is about 452.
Oxford Intermediate School is run by Oxford School District, whose 7 schools enroll 4,763 students.
Roughly 54% of students at Oxford Intermediate School are White. Other groups include 29% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lafayette County residents are about 70% White. Oxford Intermediate School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 25.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Oxford Intermediate School is 41%.
Measured against Mississippi public middle schools, Oxford Intermediate 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.
Oxford Intermediate School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.4% is 10.3 points below the 73.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
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 Oxford Intermediate School, Lafayette County has 11 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Oxford Intermediate School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Central Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 69.9%, higher than Oxford Intermediate School's 63.4%.
Oxford Intermediate School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment records show 679 in 2020-21 and 356 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.2:1).
Discussions about Oxford Intermediate School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Della Davidson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 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
- Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 709
- Bramlett Elementary School0.8 mi · 715
- Oxford Middle School1.0 mi · 667
- Della Davidson Elementary School1.6 mi · 704
- Oxford Early Childhood Center1.9 mi · 277
- Lafayette Upper Elementary School1.9 mi · 803
Frequently asked questions
About Oxford Intermediate SchoolHow large is Oxford Intermediate School?
Oxford Intermediate School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 06-06.
What age range does Oxford Intermediate School serve?
Oxford Intermediate School serves students from grade 06 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Oxford Intermediate School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Oxford Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Oxford Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Oxford Intermediate School are roughly 54% White, 8% Hispanic, 29% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Oxford Intermediate School in?
Oxford Intermediate School is part of Oxford School District.
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