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B+

Lafayette Upper Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–6

120 Commodore Drive, Oxford, MS 38655 · (662) 236-3761 · Part of Lafayette County School District

Oxford’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
803
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Town
Grades
3–6
The gist

What stands out about Lafayette Upper Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

120 Commodore Drive, Oxford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3211
Grade 4215
Grade 5208
Grade 6169
Enrollment over time
820’20
789’21
823’22
800’23
803’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Black 17%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lafayette Upper Elementary School from Oxford families.

Other schools in Lafayette County School District

The district →
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Oxford
776 students16:1
Lafayette Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Oxford
B+
420 students11:1
Lafayette High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oxford
A−
855 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Oxford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.