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West Oxford Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

West Oxford Elementary in Oxford, NC, serves roughly 520 students in grades PK–5 and is the largest elementary school in the Granville County Schools district comparison group. The school serves a highly impoverished student body — more than 97% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024-2025. Its statewide ranking has historically hovered near the bottom, but 2025-2026 results showed improvement to the 19th percentile, the school's best showing in over a decade. Even so, West Oxford Elementary remains the lowest-ranked elementary school among its same-district peers.

Reading is the school's biggest academic challenge, with 2025-2026 EOG proficiency rates of 30.9% in 3rd grade, 42.3% in 4th grade, and 32.1% in 5th grade — all far below district and state averages. Math tells a different story: 3rd graders posted a strong 67.9% proficiency rate, slightly above the state average, but that strength fades sharply in 4th grade (50.7%) and 5th grade (46.4%). Chronic absenteeism is also a serious concern, with 42.3% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025 — nearly double the state rate and the highest among Granville County elementary schools, well above C.G. Credle Elementary (31.1%), Tar River Elementary (23.3%), and Wilton Elementary (20.2%).

Encouragingly, several subgroups showed meaningful improvement in 2025-2026: African American and English Language Learner students now rank near the statewide median for their subgroups, and low-income student rankings improved from the 18th to the 34th percentile. The comparison with nearby schools also shows that better outcomes are achievable in the same district context. Stovall-Shaw Elementary, Wilton, and Tar River all serve similarly high-poverty populations yet outperform West Oxford by substantial margins. Progress for this school will likely depend on reducing chronic absenteeism and building a stronger, more consistent literacy strategy across every grade level.

520

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

412 Ivey Day Rd
Oxford, NC 27565-6864

(919) 693-9161

District: Granville County Schools

Students who attend West Oxford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Northern Granville Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.5%

Hispanic:

23.5%

White:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg61%

1,204^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

182^nd of 246Granville County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	1204 of 1492	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	1337 of 1490	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1304 of 1505	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1435 of 1502	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1393 of 1514	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1293 of 1489	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1387 of 1473	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1287 of 1434	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	1278 of 1429	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	1289 of 1425	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	1397 of 1440	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	1306 of 1390	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	1314 of 1403	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	1328 of 1388	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.4	1315 of 1381	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	1271 of 1363	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	1262 of 1354	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	465 of 903	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	626 of 918	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	593 of 924	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	808 of 933	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	683 of 927	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	640 of 896	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	800 of 949	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	663 of 927	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	243 of 519	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	13.5	549 of 563	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	275 of 497	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	199 of 421	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	973 of 1447	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	1187 of 1451	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1208 of 1455	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1396 of 1459	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1416 of 1458	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1344 of 1440	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1322 of 1424	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1152 of 1405	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	699 of 710	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	713 of 981	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	831 of 961	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	823 of 951	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	885 of 915	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	665 of 893	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	642 of 843	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	793 of 865	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	742 of 851	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	943 of 1434	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.5	1179 of 1437	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1157 of 1450	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1333 of 1437	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1001 of 1366	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	987 of 1329	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1206 of 1361	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1033 of 1332	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	1321 of 1451	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1366 of 1450	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1316 of 1464	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1385 of 1461	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1151 of 1464	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	1045 of 1444	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1344 of 1430	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1347 of 1413	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	540 of 821	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	916 of 1146	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1096 of 1166	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1182 of 1194	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1150 of 1172	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1146 of 1183	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1128 of 1178	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile+34 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics56%-7 vs state

Science48%-19 vs state

Reading35%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Ivey Day Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-9161	520	31	16.7	97.5%	83 (16.0%)	273 (52.5%)	122 (23.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (5.8%)	24.1	1204^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.3%		16	1337^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.3%	133	67.9	50.7	46.4		30.9	42.3	32.1		48.2	$10,845	$1,297	$9,548
C. G. Credle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 College St	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-9191	327	18	17.7	99.1%	54 (16.5%)	198 (60.6%)	51 (15.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	30.5	1081^st of 1492 public elementary schools	27.5%		27.4	1121^st of 1490 public elementary schools	24.8%	40	70.2	58.7	50.0		51.1	43.5	28.8		44.2	$10,703	$1,137	$9,566
Sledge Institute	Public, Charter	K-6	1875 Gun Club Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Sledge Institute	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 263-0064	0																		(n/a)				27.6				41.4
Dabney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Lanning Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6918	385	23	16.8	97.7%	35 (9.1%)	289 (75.1%)	35 (9.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	4.2	1471^st of 1492 public elementary schools	1.4%		11.6	1400^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.0%	71	31.4	26.8	27.9		23.5	33.9	23.3		39.5	$10,993	$1,689	$9,304
Stovall-Shaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7696 Hwy 15 N	Stovall	27582	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-3478	336	22	14.9	99.1%	132 (39.3%)	122 (36.3%)	66 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	28.1	1132^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	24.1%		37.5	956^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.8%	176	60.0	51.1	52.2		46.0	48.9	34.8		50.0	$10,843	$834	$10,010
E M Rollins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 S Garnett St	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-2189	322	24	13.3	99.1%	15 (4.7%)	240 (74.5%)	55 (17.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	22.9	1228^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.7%		28.2	1113^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.3%	115	28.8	64.7	55.8		27.1	55.9	36.5		50.0	$12,676	$1,569	$11,107
L B Yancey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Hawkins Drive	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8336	186	12	15.4	98.4%	6 (3.2%)	105 (56.5%)	63 (33.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	27.9	1141^st of 1492 public elementary schools	23.5%		23.6	1208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.9%	67	76.9	53.3	33.3		46.2	40.0	27.8		27.8	$11,640	$1,658	$9,981
Tar River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2642 Philo White Rd	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 528-2767	370	24	15.6	99.2%	193 (52.2%)	64 (17.3%)	82 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	42.7	865^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.7	885^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.6%	20	60.0	48.4	68.8		41.8	56.5	56.3		68.8	$9,962	$879	$9,083
Zeb Vance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Raleigh Road	Kittrell	27544	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8492	298	17	17.7	99.0%	54 (18.1%)	184 (61.7%)	52 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	13.7	1379^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.4	1439^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.4%	60	36.1	39.2	33.3		31.1	49.0	39.4		48.5	$13,318	$1,564	$11,754
Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 Hwy 96	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 528-0033	350	20	17.7	99.1%	174 (49.7%)	67 (19.1%)	76 (21.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	55.6	647^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		52.7	696^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.3%	49	58.3	63.0	69.5		54.2	59.3	62.7		62.7	$10,049	$680	$9,369

Frequently Asked Questions about West Oxford Elementary

How many students attend West Oxford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended West Oxford Elementary.

What district is West Oxford Elementary in?

Granville County Schools

Is West Oxford Elementary a good school?

West Oxford Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Oxford Elementary?

Students at West Oxford Elementary are 53% African American, 23% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of West Oxford Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Oxford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northern Granville Middle

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