Central Elementary, 409 Washington Ave.: grades 4 and 5, 668 students in 2023-24, and an A from the state with 475 points for 2025-26.
Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the Central Elementary website and its contact page, the Oxford School District’s schools page, boundaries page and 2026-27 calendar, the Mississippi Department of Education’s 2026 accountability results and report card, and the federal NCES school directory.
Central Elementary School is the Oxford School District’s school for fourth and fifth grade. Every district child in those grades attends it, between Della Davidson Elementary and Oxford Intermediate. It is on Washington Avenue, northwest of the Square.
- Address: 409 Washington Ave., Oxford, MS 38655
- Phone: 662-234-3497
- Grades: 4 and 5
- Website: ces.oxfordsd.org
Who to call
- Central Elementary front office: 662-234-3497, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Enroll a student: the district’s registration page and registration staff
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Department, 662-234-3541, and its bus routes page
- Oxford School District office: 200 Bolt Blvd., 662-234-3541
- Is my address in the district? Lafayette County Tax Assessor, 662-234-5562
Principal
Principal Chasity Arbuckle, according to the school’s website, which lists two assistant principals: Kelsey Dodson and DeMarcus Helm.
Enrollment and teachers
The most recent federal count, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 668 students and 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.6 students per teacher. The state’s 2025-26 report card counts 54.3 teacher FTEs at the school.
The district says 30 Central Elementary teachers hold advanced degrees and 12 are National Board Certified, according to its schools page.
State report card
Central Elementary earned an A for 2025-26, with 475 of 700 possible points, in the Mississippi Department of Education’s results file, released Oct. 15, 2026. An elementary school needed 457 points for an A this year.
From the same file and the school’s report card:
| Measure, 2025-26 | Central Elementary |
|---|---|
| Reading proficiency | 70.9% |
| Math proficiency | 69.5% |
| Science proficiency | 84.3% |
| Reading growth, all students | 81.7% |
| Math growth, all students | 69.4% |
| Chronically absent students | 8.2% |
Mississippi grades every school and district from A to F. For elementary and middle schools the state counts test scores in English, math and science, how much students improve from one year to the next, with extra weight on the lowest-performing 25% of students, and English learners’ progress, according to its guide to the system (PDF). Because the writing part of the English test was field tested in 2026, the state calculated this year’s grades from the higher of the 2025-26 or 2024-25 English results. The state says 2025-26 grades set a new baseline that “cannot be compared to grades for previous school years.”
Attendance zone
The Oxford School District has no attendance zones inside its boundary: it runs one school for each grade band, so every district fourth and fifth grader is assigned to Central Elementary. Students arrive from Della Davidson Elementary and move on to Oxford Intermediate (grade 6), Oxford Middle (7 and 8) and Oxford High.
The district’s boundary does not follow the city limits. Its boundaries page has a map and says it “should not be considered official confirmation of school assignment or district boundaries”; it asks families to confirm a property with the Lafayette County Tax Assessor at 662-234-5562. Homes outside the boundary are in the Lafayette County School District, whose school for these grades is Lafayette Upper Elementary. We found no boundary change approved by the school board.
Calendar and bell times
The school’s website lists breakfast and student drop-off from 7 to 7:40 a.m., classes from 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. and dismissal from 2:20 to 2:50 p.m.
From the district’s 2026-27 academic calendar:
- Thursday, Oct. 22: progress reports
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break, all schools and offices closed
- Friday, Dec. 18: early dismissal
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: Christmas break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- March 8-12, 2027: spring break
Activities
The school’s website links its library, special subjects and Charger intramurals pages.
More
- The district’s page for Central Elementary and the school’s website
- The state’s Central Elementary report card
- Every public school in Oxford, with grades and report cards: our Oxford public schools guide
- Registration, the school board and the full calendar: our Oxford schools guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Central Elementary serve?
Fourth and fifth grade. It is the Oxford School District’s only school for those grades, at 409 Washington Ave.
What grade did Central Elementary get from the state?
An A for 2025-26, with 475 of 700 possible points, in the Mississippi Department of Education’s results released Oct. 15, 2026. An elementary school needed 457 points for an A.
What time does Central Elementary start?
Classes run 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., according to the school’s website. Breakfast and drop-off are 7 to 7:40 a.m., and dismissal runs 2:20 to 2:50 p.m.
Which high school does Central Elementary feed into?
Oxford High School. Central students move on to Oxford Intermediate for sixth grade, Oxford Middle for seventh and eighth, then Oxford High.
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