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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280345000664
Oxford Middle School
224 Bramlett Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655 · (662) 234-2288 · Lafayette County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- C+Beats 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
13.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
322 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 7 | 339 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 328 | 49% |
Student demographics
65%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
Oxford Middle School→Oxford High School
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
55.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +11.4pp since 2023
What 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 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 57.8% |
% 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Middle School
Oxford Middle School's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Middle School this school | 667 | 48.3% | 61.8% |
| Center Hill Middle School Olive Branch | 757 | 46.6% | 65.8% |
| Oxford Intermediate School Oxford | 356 | 41.3% | 63.4% |
| Clinton Junior High School Clinton | 862 | 44.4% | 73.7% |
| Ocean Springs Middle School Ocean Springs | 899 | 39.4% | 74.4% |
| DeSoto Central Middle School Southaven | 1,388 | 41.9% | 68.1% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #42 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #25 of 181 ▲ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #33 of 181 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #32 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #78 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #19 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #167 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #20 of 34 |
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
667
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 667 | 50.7 | 13.2:1 | 48% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 52.6 | 12.7:1 | 48% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 47.4 | 14.7:1 | 100% (694) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 47 | 14.4:1 | 100% (673) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 49.6 | 12.6:1 | 39% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 48 | 13.4:1 | 46% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 59 | 13.4:1 | 50% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 48% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 41 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxford Middle School.
About Oxford Middle School
Oxford Middle School is a middle-grades school in Oxford, Mississippi, and it is part of Oxford School District. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 667 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Mississippi, the average enrollment is about 452.
Oxford School District has 4,763 students spread across 7 schools.
The largest group at Oxford Middle School is White students, at 48%. Other students are 33% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 70% White share among all Lafayette County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Based on 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Oxford Middle School has a ratio of 13.2:1. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 48%. The figure for public schools in Lafayette County is close, at 49%.
Among Mississippi public middle schools, Oxford Middle School outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.1%.
The school's county is Lafayette County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $67,185, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lafayette County's 12 public schools enroll about 7,617 students and include Oxford Middle School.
Oxford Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Bramlett Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Oxford Middle School is behind the 71.5% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Oxford Middle School as Town: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 676 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 667. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Oxford Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 356 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
Other Oxford Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Oxford Middle. Oxford Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Oxford Middle SchoolOXFORD, MI · 938 students
- Oxford MiddleOverland Park, KS · 620 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolOxford, AL · 619 students
- Oxford MiddleOxford, MA · 385 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolOxford, CT · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Bramlett Elementary School0.2 mi · 715
- Della Davidson Elementary School0.7 mi · 704
- Oxford Intermediate School1.0 mi · 356
- Central Elementary School1.0 mi · 709
- Oxford High School1.2 mi · 1,335
- Lafayette Upper Elementary School1.3 mi · 803
Frequently asked questions
About Oxford Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oxford Middle School?
Oxford Middle School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Oxford Middle School serve?
Oxford Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Oxford Middle School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Oxford Middle School.
How diverse is Oxford Middle School?
Oxford Middle School reports a student body of 48% White, 11% Hispanic, 33% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Oxford Middle School in?
Oxford Middle School is part of Oxford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.