Best Public Schools in Oxford, ME

Summary:

The city of Oxford, Maine has only one public school, Oxford Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 320 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Administrative District 17, which is ranked 163 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oxford Elementary School has consistently performed poorly, ranking in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools in recent years. The school has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2024-2025 and a 1-star rating in 2023-2024 and 2022-2023. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all significantly below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is much higher than the state average.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's struggles, as 60.62% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.9, this does not appear to be translating into better academic performance. The challenges faced by Oxford Elementary School seem to be part of a broader, district-wide issue, as the Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Administrative District 17 is also ranked poorly among Maine school districts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (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	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	79 Pleasant Street	Oxford	04270	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 539-4456	307	28	10.9	62.2%	284 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	12.9	268^th of 289 public elementary schools	7.3%		21.4	256^th of 288 public elementary schools	11.1%	12	52.5	29.2	$21,242

Cities Near Oxford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Otisfield	3.14 mi	1	234^th
Poland	6.03 mi	3	192^nd
Harrison	7.16 mi	1	214^th
Mechanic Falls	7.23 mi	1	269^th
Casco	7.91 mi	1	121^st

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

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