Enrollment
262
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341230005846
Oxford Central School
17 Kent Street, Oxford, NJ 07863 · (908) 453-4101 · Warren County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-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 New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
78 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 41.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Central School
Oxford Central School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Central School this school | 262 | 29.8% | 43.2% |
| Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center Atco | 257 | 30.7% | N/A |
| Oaklyn Public School OAKLYN | 273 | 29.7% | 40.7% |
| Lillian Drive School HAZLET | 260 | 30.8% | 41.4% |
| Southampton Township School #2 SOUTHAMPTON | 222 | 29.7% | 39.3% |
| Herbertsville Early Childhood Development Center BRICK | 224 | 32.1% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #677 of 1,290 | #9 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #691 of 1,319 ▲ 36 | #10 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #601 of 1,319 ▲ 63 | #6 of 21 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #1,244 of 1,562 | #16 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #293 of 1,390 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #1,118 of 1,392 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #859 of 1,481 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #546 of 798 | #7 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
262
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 183
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 262 | 26.7 | 9.8:1 | 30% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 29.7 | 8.9:1 | 18% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 27 | 9.2:1 | 14% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 26 | 9.6:1 | 17% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 31 | 9.1:1 | 14% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 31 | 9.9:1 | 20% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 14% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 11% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 183 | 15 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxford Central School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (281 to 262); teachers down 14% (31 to 26.7).
About Oxford Central School
Oxford Central School is a small elementary school in Oxford, New Jersey, (ZIP code 07863). It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 262 students. Enrollment is 35% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
The school's district is Oxford Township School District.
By race and ethnicity, Oxford Central School is 78% White. It is also 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Warren County is about 77% White. Oxford Central School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Oxford Central School's 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.8:1. That ratio is under the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 30%.
allk12 grades Oxford Central School a C. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Oxford Central School is -6.6 points: 43.2% actual, 49.9% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Warren County show that median household income is about $100,869, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 41 public schools operate in Warren County, serving about 15,462 students.
The nearest public school is Warren Hills Regional High School, at about 2.0 miles. Oxford Central School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Oxford Central School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 250 to 262.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Warren Hills Regional High School2.0 mi · 1,050
- Warren Hills Regional Middle School2.7 mi · 477
- White Township Consolidated School2.9 mi · 274
- Taylor Street Elementary School3.0 mi · 280
- Washington Memorial Elementary School3.1 mi · 280
- Brass Castle School3.1 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Oxford Central SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oxford Central School?
Oxford Central School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Oxford Central School serve?
Oxford Central School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Oxford Central School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Oxford Central School.
How diverse is Oxford Central School?
Oxford Central School reports a student body of 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Oxford Central School public or private?
Oxford Central School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oxford Township School District.
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