Oxford
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Oxford
Ranks #187 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Oxford is a suburban town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, located roughly 15 miles south of the city of Worcester. The town is served by a single public school district, with Oxford High School serving as its high school. Oxford is known for its historic village centers and rural character, with farmland and conservation land covering much of its landscape. The town's history dates to the colonial era, and it is home to Oxford's historic Town Common area, which reflects its long-standing New England civic traditions.
How it compares
- Best of its categories: ELA MCAS, in the bottom 42% of districts. 33% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 15% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 31.8% in 2022 to 19.5% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Oxford
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Oxford High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.1% female · 50.8% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 124 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
11.4 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 4.7% missed 20% or more of school days
About Oxford
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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