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Oxford High

Public Grades 9-12

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 17% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Oxford High is a public high school located in Oxford, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 463 students. The school is part of the Oxford District, which is ranked 286 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

According to the key insights, Oxford High's academic performance, as measured by MCAS test scores, is significantly below the state average across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.22% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. Similarly, only 19.78% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 44.6%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Sutton High School, Oxford High's performance is also generally lower.

Additionally, Oxford High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 80.9% to 87.0%, and the school's dropout rate has been relatively high, ranging from 5.9% to 11.7%. Compared to nearby schools, Oxford High's graduation and dropout rates are generally less favorable. The school's per-student spending has also been relatively lower than some nearby schools, which may be a contributing factor to its academic performance challenges.

453

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,403

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Carbuncle Drive
Oxford, MA 01540-1299

(508) 987-6081

District: Oxford

Feeder schools for Oxford High:

Elementary:	Alfred M Chaffee
	Clara Barton
Middle:	Oxford Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg45%

291^st of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

286^th of 348Oxford among Massachusetts districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	332 of 497	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	362 of 501	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	389 of 498	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	293 of 484	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.6	255 of 487	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	336 of 445	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	392 of 431	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	240 of 424	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	325 of 417	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	362 of 494	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	358 of 483	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	393 of 478	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	329 of 463	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	311 of 368	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	181 of 335	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.3	314 of 322	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	278 of 309	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	328 of 489	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	350 of 462	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	400 of 452	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	309 of 438	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	311 of 497	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	363 of 485	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	378 of 478	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	242 of 466	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	310 of 503	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	392 of 489	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	434 of 484	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	306 of 467	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	353 of 491	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	362 of 404	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	368 of 401	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	372 of 396	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	317 of 395	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	291 of 349	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	246 of 348	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	275 of 347	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	252 of 342	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	220 of 285	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	221 of 351	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	264 of 345	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	276 of 348	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.3	253 of 351	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	55.3	200 of 354	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.4	229 of 347	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	268 of 344	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.8	247 of 340	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.9	253 of 340	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.1	220 of 335	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.4	231 of 322	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.2	245 of 319	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.1	194 of 316	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.9	187 of 314	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.3	187 of 311	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.1	220 of 307	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	40.0	194 of 304	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	195 of 295	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	156 of 202	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	281 of 337	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	251 of 342	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	262 of 339	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	233 of 340	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	204 of 281	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	213 of 342	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	262 of 339	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	174 of 245	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	209 of 249	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	198 of 241	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	196 of 217	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	124 of 193	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	265 of 334	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	251 of 338	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	291 of 338	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	238 of 332	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	205 of 253	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	188 of 330	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	247 of 330	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	237 of 342	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	284 of 343	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	271 of 339	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	242 of 281	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	225 of 346	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	261 of 343	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	289 of 302	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	247 of 301	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	248 of 339	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	219 of 268	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	179 of 348	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	264 of 344	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	279 of 298	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	256 of 302	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	274 of 301	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	252 of 300	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	230 of 249	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	228 of 302	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	276 of 303	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2022)38th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2022)37th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)33rd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)28th percentile~ school

Female (2022)27th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2022)15th percentile-18 vs school

White (2022)10th percentile-23 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-18 vs state

Biology30%-9 vs state

Science21%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Oxford High	Public	9-12	100 Carbuncle Drive	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(508) 987-6081	453	44	10.3		294 (64.9%)	24 (5.3%)	96 (21.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	19	291^st of 349 public high schools	16.6%		33.1	246^th of 348 public high schools	29.3%	45			32.2				19.8			20.7		30.0			$19,403
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	57 Old Muggett Hill Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-5971	1,188	123	9.6		910 (76.6%)	26 (2.2%)	217 (18.3%)	19 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	60.6	142^nd of 349 public high schools	59.3%		46.5	205^th of 348 public high schools	41.1%	63			59.2				44.5			47.2		55.7			$24,516
Auburn Senior High	Public	9-12	99 Auburn Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	No	(508) 832-7711	834	69	12.0		595 (71.3%)	53 (6.4%)	113 (13.5%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	51.8	173^rd of 349 public high schools	50.4%		72.1	102^nd of 348 public high schools	70.7%	71			44.1				46.1			45.8		38.5			$16,844
Sutton High School	Public	9-12	409 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1640	367	29	12.5		306 (83.4%)	8 (2.2%)	26 (7.1%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	83.6	66^th of 349 public high schools	81.1%		84.7	55^th of 348 public high schools	84.2%	11			67.5				64.6			66.7			45.5		$19,084
Shepherd Hill Regional High	Public	9-12	68 Dudley Oxford Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 943-6700	942	66	14.3		734 (77.9%)	39 (4.1%)	127 (13.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.2%)	40.6	213^th of 349 public high schools	39.0%		46.1	206^th of 348 public high schools	40.8%	7			37.7				36.8			42.3		27.5			$16,279
Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	52 Lake Parkway	Webster	01570	Worcester County	Webster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-8552	408	35	11.6		162 (39.7%)	37 (9.1%)	175 (42.9%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	10.9	321^st of 349 public high schools	8.0%		9.7	318^th of 348 public high schools	8.6%	3			23.9				13.2			11.1		10.5			$24,821
Millbury Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	12 Martin Street	Millbury	01527	Worcester County	Millbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 865-5841	722	64	11.3		525 (72.7%)	34 (4.7%)	88 (12.2%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.0%)	40	217^th of 349 public high schools	37.8%		41.6	221^st of 348 public high schools	36.5%	4	40.9	38.1	38.5	39.7	39.4	25.7	38.5	33.2	29.5	38.7	29.5	29.4		27.5	$20,440
South High Community	Public	9-12	170 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3325	1,800	123	14.6		405 (22.5%)	358 (19.9%)	792 (44.0%)	168 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (4.3%)	37	229^th of 349 public high schools	34.4%		24.2	275^th of 348 public high schools	21.0%	46			43.4				33.1			33.1		20.3			$20,630
Leicester High	Public	9-12	964 Main Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	No	(508) 892-7030	388	36	10.6		252 (64.9%)	27 (7.0%)	77 (19.8%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	46.7	195^th of 349 public high schools	44.1%		40.4	225^th of 348 public high schools	35.3%	30			45.8				32.9			49.2		42.2			$19,835
Southbridge High School	Public	9-12	132 Torrey Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5450	419	43	9.8		114 (27.2%)	19 (4.5%)	276 (65.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6.2	336^th of 349 public high schools	3.7%		4.5	341^st of 348 public high schools	2.0%	5			14.1				10.4			2.7		11.5			$23,841

Frequently Asked Questions about Oxford High

What district is Oxford High in?

Oxford

What schools feed into Oxford High?

Oxford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alfred M Chaffee
Elementary : Clara Barton
Middle : Oxford Middle

What is the racial makeup of Oxford High?

Students at Oxford High are 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Oxford High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Oxford High.

Is Oxford High a good school?

Oxford High ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Massachusetts high schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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