Oxford, Mississippi (June 5, 2023) — Niche, an education rankings platform, has ranked the Oxford School District in the top 9 best school districts in Mississippi, the quality of its teachers, and the best places for teachers to work. The data places the district in the top 5% nationally of all K-12 schools (out of 10,751 districts) and in the top 6.1% for student-athletes in America.
Among the top reviews, Della Davidson Elementary hails at No. 2 Best Public Elementary Schools in Mississippi (434 elementary schools) and the top 1% of elementary schools in the nation (50,547 elementary schools).
While traditional rankings rely almost exclusively on metrics like test scores and academic performance, Niche’s rankings combine user input — ratings from current students, alumni, and parents — with quantitative data from sources like the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities, extracurricular activity opportunities and more.
Niche grades analyzes schools and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. using data from the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census and FBI plus more than 100 million reviews and survey responses from students, parents and residents to rank schools in every county and city in the country.
- Academics Grade: Based on state assessment proficiency and survey responses on academics from students and parents.
- Teachers Grade: Based on teacher salary, teacher absenteeism, state test results, and survey responses on teachers from students and parents.
- District Grade: Based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data along with millions of reviews from students and parents.
- Culture & Diversity Grade: Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
- Parent/Student Surveys Grade: Niche survey responses scored on a 1-5 scale regarding the overall experience of students and parents from the school.
About Top 10 Rankings:
Oxford School District
- No.6 in Best School Districts in Mississippi out of 138 districts
- No. 8 ranked district in Mississippi for teachers to work
- No. 9 in districts with the best teachers in Mississippi
- Ranked in the top 5% of all school districts in the country out of 10,751 districts
- Ranked in the top 6.1% of all school districts in the country for best school district for athletes in America out of 10,776 districts
- Overall Niche Grade = A
- Academics = A
- Teachers = A
- Clubs and Activities = A
- Diversity = A
- College Pre = A-
- Administration = A-
- Sports = A
- Resources and Facilities = A-
Della Davidson Elementary School
- No. 2 in Best Public Elementary Schools in Mississippi out of 434 Elementary Schools
- No. 4 best elementary school in Mississippi for teachers to work
- Ranked in the top 1% of elementary schools in the country out of 50,457 elementary schools
Central Elementary School
- No. 7 in Best Public Elementary Schools in Mississippi out of 434 Elementary Schools
- No. 15 Best Elementary School in Mississippi for teachers to work
- Ranked in the top 2% of elementary schools in the country out of 50,457 elementary schools
Oxford Intermediate School
- No. 8 in Best Public Middle Schools in Mississippi out of 243 Middle Schools
- No. 8 middle school in Mississippi for teachers to work
- Ranked in the top 4% of middle schools in the country out of 25,154 middle schools
Oxford Middle School
- No. 4 in Best Public Middle Schools in Mississippi out of 434 Middle Schools
- No. 6 middle school in Mississippi for teachers to work
- Ranked in the top 3% of middle schools in the country out of 25,154 middle schools
Oxford High School
- No. 9 in Best Public High Schools in Mississippi out of 233 High Schools
- No. 7 ranked high school in Mississippi for college prep
Note: Bramlett Elementary (Kindergarten-1st grade) and the Oxford Early Childhood Center (Pre-K) lack complete scores used in the data set because they are not tested in specified academic areas.
To review rankings for all schools in our area, visit www.niche.com/k12.
