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Oxford Middle School
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MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Oxford Middle School
Located at 224 Bramlett Blvd, in Oxford, Mississippi, Oxford Middle School is a mid-tier middle-grades school that teaches 667 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within Oxford School District. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 452 students each, so Oxford Middle School sits 48% bigger than that benchmark.
Across the 7 schools in Oxford School District (4,763 students total), Oxford Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Oxford Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Oxford Middle School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lafayette County put median household income runs about $67,185, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lafayette County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,617 students), Oxford Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Bramlett Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 7%: 626 students in 2018 compared to 667 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 48% across the same window.
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