Photo: Public domain · Public domainOxford’s public schools score below 80% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
29% of students in Oxford’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Oxford, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Oxford’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 282 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oxford’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Oxford’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,253 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Clara Barton, then Oxford Middle, then Oxford High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Oxford’s grade
C−: better than 20% of Massachusetts school districts, #244 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oxford, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Oxford
Alfred M Chaffee
Grades K–2 · 313 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Oxford
Clara Barton
Grades 3–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Oxford
Clara Barton
Grades 3–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Oxford
Clara Barton
Grades 3–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Oxford
Oxford Middle
Grades 6–8 · 385 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Oxford
Oxford Middle
Grades 6–8 · 385 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Oxford
Oxford Middle
Grades 6–8 · 385 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Oxford
Oxford High
Grades 9–12 · 453 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Oxford
Oxford High
Grades 9–12 · 453 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Oxford
Oxford High
Grades 9–12 · 453 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Oxford
Oxford High
Grades 9–12 · 453 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Oxford’s public schools are run by Oxford School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Oxford vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Oxford’s borders.
Every school in Oxford
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Oxford’s schools
Are Oxford’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oxford children attend score below 80% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #244 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Oxford in?
Oxford School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,458 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Oxford kids go to high school?
Oxford High, with 453 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is Oxford’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Oxford School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Oxford spend per student?
$19,253 in Oxford School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Oxford families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.