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Oxford Middle School

Public Grades 7-8
37th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 266 Mississippi Middle Schools
Better than 86% of Mississippi middle schools
Summary

Oxford Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Oxford School District in Oxford, Mississippi. With a total enrollment of 666 students, the school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state, earning 4 or 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Oxford Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the state average in MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) test scores across all subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly higher than the state averages, with 53.4% proficient or better in 7th grade ELA (vs. 37.3% statewide) and 77.6% in 7th grade Math (vs. 55.5% statewide). The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.6 to 14.8 over the past few years, which may contribute to its academic success.

While Oxford Middle School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, reaching 23.9% in 2022-2023, it still performs better than the nearby Lafayette Middle School, which also had a 23.9% chronic absenteeism rate in the same year. Additionally, the school serves a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.6% to 99.57% over the past few years.

667
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,603
Per pupil spending ?
48.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 224 Bramlett Blvd
       Oxford, MS  38655

(662) 234-2288

District: Oxford School District


Students who attend Oxford Middle School usually attend:

High:    Oxford High School

Feeder schools for Oxford Middle School:

Elementary:    Bramlett Elementary School
    Central Elementary School
    Della Davidson Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
47.8%
African American:
32.5%
Hispanic:
11.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (63% vs 51% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 14% of Mississippi middle schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school63%
District avg64%
Mississippi avg51%
37th of 266
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Top 14%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From top 2% (2015) to top 14% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Mississippi Middle Schools →
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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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202582.037 of 26686.1%★★★★☆
202471.266 of 26475.0%★★★★☆
202376.451 of 24379.0%★★★★☆
202281.736 of 25786.0%★★★★☆
202184.833 of 25787.2%★★★★☆
201991.011 of 26495.8%★★★★★
201889.218 of 25292.9%★★★★★
201790.915 of 27294.5%★★★★★
201695.46 of 26097.7%★★★★★
201597.55 of 26698.1%★★★★★
201484.025 of 26490.5%★★★★★
201383.134 of 26987.4%★★★★☆
201272.867 of 27075.2%★★★★☆
201175.453 of 26479.9%★★★★☆
201076.945 of 25582.4%★★★★☆
200981.136 of 24785.4%★★★★☆
200881.334 of 24486.1%★★★★☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I98%+31 vs state
Mathematics67%+16 vs state
Science64%+9 vs state
English Language Arts53%+13 vs state

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

Oxford Middle School ranks 37th of 266 Mississippi middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Oxford Middle School.

Students at Oxford Middle School are 48% White, 33% African American, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.


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

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