Oxford Early Childhood Center's Kindergarten Readiness Scores Continue to Grow
Oxford, Mississippi (July 30, 2024) — Oxford School District is pleased to announce that Oxford Early Childhood Center’s Pre-K students show continued improvement in kindergarten readiness scores, including the highest average scale score within Lafayette County’s Early Learning Collaborative sites.
In Fall 2023, OECC students averaged a scale score of 429. By the conclusion of Spring 2024, this average had risen to 590, making a significant gain of 161 points.
Moreover, 22% of OECC students began the 2023–2024 school year with the projected MKAS score of 498. Spring 2024 concluded with 76% of students in OECC reaching the benchmark of 498.
“I am extremely proud of the hard work our OECC students and employees put in during the school year,” said OECC Principal Keri Jo Sapp. “Our students learned many new skills throughout the year and grew academically, physically, and socially. Our little Chargers are ready for kindergarten and are going to do big things.”
Congratulations to OECC teachers, teacher assistants, staff, and students on a job well done!
MKAS Scores for LOU ELC sites 2023-2024
There is only a spring benchmark score for Pre-K students, which is a scale of 498. Students in the LOU ELC are expected to have a minimum scale score of 498 or a gain of 98 scale points.
| Site | Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At or Above 498 | Average Scale Score | At or Above 498 | Average Scale Score | |
| LOU ELC | 20% | 426 | 74% | 569 |
| OECC | 22% | 429 | 76% | 590 |
| LES | 14.3% | 411 | 70.8% | 542 |
| MCHS | 4.2% | 397 | 43.5% | 477 |
| WPLS | 37.1% | 473 | 91.2% | 568 |
About the Early Learning Collaborative
The Oxford School District is part of a community partnership with the Lafayette County School District, the City of Oxford, and Lafayette County to impact the reading success of all children in Lafayette County. The partnership focuses on the key areas of school readiness, school attendance, summer learning, and children’s health to increase student reading proficiency rates in our community.
The community partnership supports and works through a local coalition of the national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading known as Lafayette-Oxford-University Reads (L.O.U. Reads). L.O.U. Reads consists of any local community member or agency interested in helping our children read at grade level by the third grade.
