Oxford

Oxford has four public schools serving about 1,458 students in a traditional K–12 pipeline: Alfred M Chaffee (K–2), Clara Barton (3–5), Oxford Middle (6–8), and Oxford High (9–12). The Oxford district overall is rated 1 star at the 25th percentile (rank 263 of 351), but that district-wide figure masks real differences between schools: three of the four schools carry 2-star school-level rankings, and their percentiles range from the 32nd to the 43rd.

Clara Barton is the clearest academic bright spot. It ranks 516 of 899 (43rd percentile) and has improved for three straight years, and it is the only Oxford school scoring above the district in ELA, Math, and Science at All Grades. Its Science All Grades score of 41.67 edges past the state's 40.98, and its 3rd grade ELA score of 49.0 is the highest proficiency value in the data. It does this with the lowest per-student spending ($15,050) and the second-highest student/teacher ratio (12.2) — an interesting contrast, though not proof of cause. Oxford High shows the biggest year-over-year gains: 10th grade math rose from 19.78 to 32.18 and science from 20.73 to 29.41. Its graduation rate is 97.1% (district 95.2%) and dropout rate 2.0% (district 2.9%), but 10th grade scores remain well below state in every core subject.

Oxford Middle has been stable in rank (35th percentile) yet posts low proficiency: All Grades ELA 31.1, Math 24.77, and Science 25.0, all below district and state. Math slides sharply by grade — 37.25 in 6th, 21.6 in 7th, and 16.0 in 8th, the lowest value in the data set and 25.67 points below the state. Alfred M Chaffee cannot be judged academically here because it serves K–2 and has no current MCAS scores; its only rank history is from 2007–2010. It has the highest per-student spending ($16,386) and highest student/teacher ratio (12.5). Free/reduced lunch data is not available for any school, so socioeconomic context cannot be analyzed.