📍 409 Washington Avenue, Oxford, Lafayette County, 38655
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oxford, Lafayette County. The school has 694 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oxford School District school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Elementary enrolls 694 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 34% Black or African American and 6.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 341 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 237 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 38 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
691 of the school's 694 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 399 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 9, state house district 12.
Central Elementary is one of 7 schools in Oxford School District, based in OXFORD, Mississippi. The district serves 4,763 students district-wide and employs 330 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 694 students, Central Elementary is close to the district average of about 680 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote