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Schools in Oxford Township · Oxford Township School District

Oxford Township’s public schools score below 72% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Oxford Township’s districts is 37%, below the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Oxford Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 12 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 4 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$25.5K
▼ 10% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
262 students on the public path
In brief

Oxford Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,506 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Oxford Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 28% of New Jersey school districts. Test scores are below the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (440)Better than 24%
Towns in Warren County (17)Better than 0%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 166 test results could put Oxford Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Oxford Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (167 in math, 166 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oxford Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Oxford Central SchoolOxford Township School DistrictB−

Oxford Township’s public schools are run by Oxford Township 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.

Oxford Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 262 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,506NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 48.6% · 166 students tested
Math32%
State average 35.5% · 167 students tested

Oxford Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Oxford Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oxford TownshipCOxford Township
WhiteB−White Township
Washington—Washington Township 1–6 · Warren Hills Regional 7–12
MansfieldCMansfield Township PK–6 · Warren Hills Regional 7–12

Every school in Oxford Township

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Oxford Townshipby address
Oxford Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Oxford
B−
262 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Oxford Township’s schools

Are Oxford Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oxford Township children attend score below 72% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Oxford Township in?

Oxford Township School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 262 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Oxford Township spend per student?

$25,506 in Oxford Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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 New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.