West Oxford Elementary

West Oxford Elementary operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Oxford, North Carolina, part of Granville County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 520 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

West Oxford Elementary is one of 16 schools operated by Granville County Schools, a district that educates 6,402 students overall.

On the student-mix side, West Oxford Elementary lists that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, West Oxford Elementary lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 98% of students at West Oxford Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Oxford Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Granville County put median household earnings sit near $71,111, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Granville County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,376 students), West Oxford Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is C. G. Credle Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Oxford Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 499 students in 2018 compared to 520 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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