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Oxford Elementary

Catawba County Schools · Catawba County

Address
5915 Oxford School Road, Claremont, NC 28610
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Grades served
PK-6
NCES school ID
370069000287
540
Students
33.0
Teachers (FTE)
16.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
50
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
16.9%
Chronically absent
65.8%
Economically disadvantaged

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Catawba County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Oxford Elementary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Oxford ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Bunker Hill HighHigh · Grades 9-122.5 mi
  2. River Bend MiddleMiddle · Grades 7-82.6 mi
  3. Lyle Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-63.0 mi
  4. Claremont ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-64.0 mi
  5. Shuford ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Newton Conover City Schools4.4 mi
  6. Newton-Conover MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Newton Conover City Schools4.8 mi
  7. Sharon ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Iredell-Statesville Schools5.3 mi
  8. Webb A Murray ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-65.8 mi
  9. Wittenburg ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Alexander County Schools6.1 mi
  10. Conover Special EducationOther · Grades PK-12 · Newton Conover City Schools6.2 mi

How Oxford Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 50 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 1,958 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 1,112 of 1,419
Catawba County Schools4th percentile
Higher than 4% · rank 26 of 27

Chronic absence is lower here than at 69% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 15 points since 2014 (65 → 50). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202550DMet42.3
202447DNot Met41.8
202356CExceeded46.8
202249DMet43.5
201961CMet56.8
201864CExceeded57.9
201752DNot Met49
201662CExceeded56
201565CExceeded57
201465CExceeded58

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Catawba County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 57.59%Hispanic 15.56%Asian 13.15%Two+ Races 8.33%Black 5.37%
White: 57.59% (311) Hispanic: 15.56% (84) Asian: 13.15% (71) Two+ Races: 8.33% (45) Black: 5.37% (29)
White57.59%
Hispanic15.56%
Asian13.15%
Two+ Races8.33%
Black5.37%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 540
49.63%268 Female
50.37%272 Male

Student counts for Oxford Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 540 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 83.1%Chronically absent 16.9%
Regular attendance: 83.1% (477) Chronically absent: 16.9% (97)
Regular attendance83.1%
Chronically absent16.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 574
65.8%Economically disadvantaged
13.52%73 English learners

Student indicators for Oxford Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 574 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 86.74%Beginning 13.26%
Experienced: 86.74% (29) Beginning: 13.26% (4)
Experienced86.74%
Beginning13.26%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 33.6 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
11.92%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Oxford Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 33.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)54.7%36%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)47.9%22.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)34.6%16.8%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)52.1%25.4%16.8%5.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)65.4%17.8%13%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)45.3%18.7%29.3%6.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.1582.8

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers33.55
Experienced teachers29.1 (87%)
Beginning teachers4.45 (13%)
Holding a standard license33.55 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (97 of 574)16.9%
Economically disadvantaged65.8%
English learners making progress (of 73)35.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.7
Library books per student19.19
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.42

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Oxford Elementary report card PDF

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Oxford Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.