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Oxford Middle

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Oxford Middle ranks 309 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Oxford Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Oxford, MA, with 385 students. It is part of the Oxford school district, which is ranked 286 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Oxford Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools over the past several years, typically ranking between 200-300 out of around 500 middle schools statewide.

Oxford Middle's test scores on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are consistently below the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.78% of Oxford Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.53%. In math, the proficiency rate was just 21.23% compared to 40.74% statewide. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts middle schools for Hispanic students and White students in ELA and math. Its performance for special education and low-socioeconomic status students is also in the bottom half of the state.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($16,331 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average, Oxford Middle's academic outcomes lag behind. The school has not shown a clear trajectory of improvement over the past several years, and many of the schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Worcester East Middle and Southbridge Middle, are also among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state. This suggests a broader systemic challenge in the region that may require a more comprehensive, collaborative approach to address.

385

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,258

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

497 Main Street
Oxford, MA 01540-1789

(508) 987-6074

District: Oxford

Students who attend Oxford Middle usually attend:

High:

Oxford High

Feeder schools for Oxford Middle:

Elementary:	Alfred M Chaffee
	Clara Barton

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.8%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg31%

Massachusetts avg41%

309^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 36% (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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	309 of 484	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	314 of 493	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	307 of 501	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	324 of 497	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	272 of 501	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	291 of 498	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	313 of 484	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	256 of 487	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	322 of 482	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.2	218 of 441	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.1	246 of 455	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.0	267 of 455	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.9	202 of 455	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	218 of 449	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.2	230 of 434	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	246 of 409	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.1	292 of 407	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.7	253 of 399	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.6	268 of 399	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.7	246 of 356	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.8	247 of 344	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	31.3	251 of 339	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	216 of 445	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.6	430 of 431	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	269 of 424	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	309 of 417	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	313 of 473	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	314 of 481	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	305 of 489	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	326 of 494	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	298 of 483	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	250 of 478	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	295 of 463	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	337 of 376	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	251 of 378	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	191 of 364	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	264 of 368	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	157 of 322	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.2	279 of 309	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	281 of 464	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	226 of 469	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	255 of 481	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	324 of 489	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	310 of 462	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	255 of 452	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	283 of 438	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	291 of 473	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	305 of 483	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	298 of 489	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	317 of 497	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	230 of 485	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	301 of 478	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	316 of 466	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	281 of 435	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	308 of 441	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	265 of 444	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	339 of 503	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	372 of 489	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	283 of 484	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	328 of 467	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	48.0	247 of 491	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	37.2	198 of 339	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	303 of 386	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	321 of 392	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	316 of 403	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	324 of 404	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	274 of 401	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	287 of 396	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	306 of 395	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+17 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)50th percentile+4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-9 vs state

Civics31%-8 vs state

Science30%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 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 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 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Oxford Middle	Public	6-8	497 Main Street	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 987-6074	385	38	10.0		292 (75.8%)	11 (2.9%)	66 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	33	309^th of 484 public middle schools	36.2%		32.5	314^th of 493 public middle schools	36.3%	5		23.4	34.0	40.9	32.8		25.6	28.6	11.5	21.2		29.8	29.8	31.3	$18,258
Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	9 West Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 832-7722	628	46	13.5		478 (76.1%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (11.9%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	60	177^th of 484 public middle schools	63.4%		64.9	155^th of 493 public middle schools	68.6%	22		34.5	46.6	53.9	45.1		47.4	34.1	39.1	40.3		42.3	42.3	47.0	$17,481
Charlton Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Oxford Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 248-1423	631	49	13.0		520 (82.4%)	11 (1.7%)	64 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	44.7	240^th of 484 public middle schools	50.4%		41.9	264^th of 493 public middle schools	46.5%	24	33.1	30.3	38.0	44.4	36.3	24.0	23.5	35.4	30.7	28.4	40.0	39.6	39.8	38.1	$16,910
Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	383 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1630	313	22	13.9		280 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	58.1	185^th of 484 public middle schools	61.8%		61.6	171^st of 493 public middle schools	65.3%	14		41.9	35.6	50.6	42.4		46.2	33.7	41.6	40.7		42.2	42.2	47.7	$18,008
Dudley Middle School	Public	5-8	70 Dudley-Oxford Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-2224	540	42	12.9		402 (74.4%)	25 (4.6%)	91 (16.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	37.2	285^th of 484 public middle schools	41.1%		35.3	298^th of 493 public middle schools	39.6%	13	32.8	40.7	35.0	37.3	36.6	42.6	28.2	27.9	17.2	28.5	53.0	30.4	40.8	27.6	$16,016
Webster Middle School	Public	5-8	75 Poland Street	Webster	01570	Worcester County	Webster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-1922	566	45	12.7		257 (45.4%)	43 (7.6%)	224 (39.6%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	16.4	412^th of 484 public middle schools	14.9%		19.3	395^th of 493 public middle schools	19.9%	17	9.3	21.1	12.5	19.4	15.7	14.8	22.1	19.8	13.8	17.5	16.1	13.6	14.8	15.3	$20,642
Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	140 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3350	940	73	12.7		215 (22.9%)	139 (14.8%)	462 (49.1%)	82 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	31	320^th of 484 public middle schools	33.9%		34	306^th of 493 public middle schools	37.9%	14		97.9	31.0	29.9	34.2		97.9	27.0	20.9	28.2		20.5	20.5	18.6	$23,504
Southbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Torrey Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5440	380	41	9.2		109 (28.7%)	14 (3.7%)	238 (62.6%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	22.2	376^th of 484 public middle schools	22.3%		19	397^th of 493 public middle schools	19.5%	21		18.3	20.3	29.6	23.4		16.8	18.0	19.4	18.2		14.3	14.3	29.9	$25,436
Leicester Middle	Public	5-8	174 Paxton Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 892-7030	394	31	12.7		263 (66.8%)	27 (6.9%)	72 (18.3%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	38	282^nd of 484 public middle schools	41.7%		40.8	276^th of 493 public middle schools	44.0%	6	23.1	27.0	27.0	40.7	29.0	31.9	22.5	31.5	31.3	29.4	42.9	35.0	39.2	37.0	$18,580
Worcester East Middle	Public	7-8	420 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3430	731	51	14.3		98 (13.4%)	149 (20.4%)	418 (57.2%)	42 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	19.4	394^th of 484 public middle schools	18.6%		15.9	420^th of 493 public middle schools	14.8%	26			25.3	22.7	23.9			13.6	17.9	15.9		13.2	13.2	19.1	$22,852

Frequently Asked Questions about Oxford Middle

How many students attend Oxford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Oxford Middle.

What district is Oxford Middle in?

Oxford

Is Oxford Middle a good school?

Oxford Middle ranks 309^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Oxford Middle attend?

Students who attend Oxford Middle usually go on to attend Oxford High

What is the racial makeup of Oxford Middle?

Students at Oxford Middle are 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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