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Oxford Middle School

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Oxford Middle School ranks 121 st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Oxford Middle School serves 619 students in grades 7-8 within the Oxford City district in Oxford, Alabama, and holds a solid 4-star rating, ranking in the top 30% of middle schools statewide. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1, which means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for individualized attention compared to many nearby schools.

Academically, Oxford Middle excels in English Language Arts, with 7th graders scoring 66% proficient versus the state average of 55%, and 8th graders at 62% versus 58%. Science performance is also strong, with 8th graders exceeding state averages. However, math tells a different story: while 7th grade math proficiency (36%) significantly beats the state average (24%), 8th grade math (22%) falls below the state average (26%). This drop-off is a concern, especially since nearby White Plains Middle School (34%) and Charles R Drew Middle School (35%) achieve notably higher 8th grade math scores. The school's feeder, CE Hanna School, shows stronger math proficiency in earlier grades, suggesting a transition challenge that may need attention.

Oxford Middle shows impressive progress in serving specific student groups, with African American students ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide and special education students jumping from the 37th to 83rd percentile in just one year. The school also spends more per student ($10,003) than most peers, including Munford Middle School ($7,438) and White Plains ($8,745). One area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which rose to 17.6%—higher than the district (14.2%) and state (12.0%) averages, and notably above CE Hanna's 11.9%. With strong English and science programs, efficient spending, and clear areas for growth in 8th grade math and attendance, Oxford Middle is a solid choice with room to improve.

619

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,003

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1750 Highway 78 W
Oxford, AL 36203-4015

(256) 241-3816

District: Oxford City

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

African American:

29.2%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

Alabama avg44%

121^st of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 140Oxford City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	121 of 449	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.3	125 of 439	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	110 of 442	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	92 of 437	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	50 of 432	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	112 of 440	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	116 of 437	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	105 of 423	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	87.7	34 of 432	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	86.0	43 of 432	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	66.8	97 of 430	77.4%	★★★★☆
2014	66.6	112 of 438	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	68.5	113 of 436	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.6	105 of 436	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	84 of 435	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.9	99 of 435	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	64 of 425	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.4	59 of 417	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	85 of 412	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	80.1	47 of 409	88.5%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	80 of 415	80.7%	★★★★☆
2004	71.3	94 of 407	76.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	45 of 269	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.1	62 of 259	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	83 of 269	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	50 of 263	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	20 of 271	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	67.5	59 of 266	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	44 of 252	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	58 of 247	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	18 of 205	91.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	41 of 103	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.6	92 of 117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	31 of 106	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	22.3	88 of 94	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	39 of 70	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	112 of 427	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	96 of 415	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	124 of 426	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	92 of 417	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	50 of 423	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	129 of 415	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	93 of 399	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	98 of 392	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	33 of 380	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	53 of 173	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	28 of 164	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	36 of 166	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	24 of 157	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	68 of 154	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	76 of 124	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	37 of 113	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	88.9	9 of 108	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	108 of 438	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	122 of 428	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	109 of 437	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	89 of 410	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	34 of 421	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	68.9	86 of 415	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	113 of 396	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	115 of 396	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	31 of 349	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	120 of 426	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	55.7	159 of 422	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	109 of 428	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	93 of 419	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	54 of 427	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	102 of 418	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	123 of 399	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	101 of 397	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.5	33 of 380	91.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	68 of 146	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	45 of 92	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.5	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	63.4	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	46 of 269	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	36.2	171 of 271	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	91 of 281	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	142 of 281	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	88 of 256	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	90.7	4 of 274	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	53.1	94 of 254	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	59 of 223	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	89.8	7 of 195	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	82 of 359	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.5	112 of 377	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	84 of 373	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	83 of 370	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	53 of 376	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	106 of 369	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	102 of 343	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	63 of 331	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	28 of 247	88.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English64%+7 vs state

Science56%~ state avg

Mathematics29%~ state avg

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by a parent
Monday, November 23, 2009

OMS leadership lacks simple connections with the community; for example, they will not let the bookstore in town know what is on the required reading list so that adequate stock can be made available for students, despite requests from parents and the bookstore. There seemed to be challenges with the quality of some of the teachers, but hopefully this is on the mend. I do not feel that there is enough homework given to students; in fact, I can't recall my child having homework while there! A bit more studying could possibly improve test scores and better prepare students for high school and college.

Of course, good sports opportunities exist. The coaches have been working to develop non-football sports.

This could be an excellent school with a few changes. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)					Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oxford Middle School	Public	7-8	1750 Highway 78 W	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	No	(256) 241-3816	619	42	14.7	58.3%	290 (46.8%)	181 (29.2%)	105 (17.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	67	121^st of 449 public middle schools	73.1%		64.3	125^th of 439 public middle schools	71.5%	4				36.1	22.2		56.3				66.2	61.8	$10,003	$1,320	$8,663
CE Hanna School	Public	5-6	1111 Watson Rd	Hobson City	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3896	536	42	12.7	61.2%	259 (48.3%)	129 (24.1%)	111 (20.7%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)								(n/a)		48.6	48.1						77.6	58.2			$9,502	$1,565	$7,917
Munford Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5235	308	14	22.0	54.5%	226 (73.4%)	63 (20.5%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	49.3	226^th of 449 public middle schools	49.7%		38.3	280^th of 439 public middle schools	36.2%	54			23.6	9.1	27.3		60.2			53.8	47.5	65.9	$7,438	$589	$6,819
Anniston Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 McClellan Blvd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5020	357	22	15.9	81.5%	21 (5.9%)	299 (83.8%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	18.7	371^st of 449 public middle schools	17.4%		11.3	406^th of 439 public middle schools	7.5%	35			8.6	6.6	8.0		32.9			44.6	30.7	40.7	$13,119	$3,040	$10,075
Alexandria Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Railroad Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4500	503	27	18.6	51.7%	409 (81.3%)	54 (10.7%)	20 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	65.8	126^th of 449 public middle schools	71.9%		65.9	116^th of 439 public middle schools	73.6%	10		50.4	57.8	17.0	27.9		65.8		75.0	69.9	50.4	63.1	$8,103	$842	$7,166
Charles R Drew Middle School	Public	6-8	78975 Al Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5280	448	23	19.2	58.3%	294 (65.6%)	128 (28.6%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	78.9	67^th of 449 public middle schools	85.1%		77.9	72^nd of 439 public middle schools	83.6%	5			44.2	47.6	34.9		63.2			60.5	73.8	74.3	$7,557	$679	$6,847
White Plains Middle School	Public	5-8	5800 Al Highway 9	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4700	387	22	17.2	43.4%	310 (80.1%)	26 (6.7%)	46 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	71.6	98^th of 449 public middle schools	78.2%		74.8	84^th of 439 public middle schools	80.9%	14		32.5	32.0	36.7	33.7		67.4		79.3	60.6	68.4	65.2	$8,745	$1,018	$7,681
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School	Public	4-6	1310 Ashland Hwy	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5808	302	18	16.7	84.4%	55 (18.2%)	212 (70.2%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)	19.8	20.0	10.5			19.0		29.3	44.7	36.1			$8,799	$1,620	$7,175
Cleburne County Middle School	Public	5-8	661 Duke Drive	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 463-2405	243	14	18.0	50.2%	211 (86.8%)	11 (4.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	80.2	62^nd of 449 public middle schools	86.2%		58.9	161^st of 439 public middle schools	63.3%	99		31.3	55.9	30.0					76.1	76.3	63.6		$8,654	$1,485	$7,035

Frequently Asked Questions about Oxford Middle School

What district is Oxford Middle School in?

Oxford City

What is the racial makeup of Oxford Middle School?

Students at Oxford Middle School are 47% White, 29% African American, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Oxford Middle School a good school?

Oxford Middle School ranks 121^st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oxford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Oxford Middle School.

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