📍 5915 Oxford School Road, Claremont, Catawba County, 28610
Oxford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Claremont, Catawba County. The school has 588 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oxford Elementary enrolls 588 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 359 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 15% |
| Asian | 68 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
407 of the school's 588 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 376 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oxford Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 89.
Oxford Elementary is one of 28 schools in Catawba County Schools, based in Newton, North Carolina. The district serves 16,003 students district-wide and employs 1,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 588 students, Oxford Elementary is close to the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe