Driving down South Lamar you probably wouldn't even notice there is a school there. Oxford University School resembles a residential house rather than a school, but don't judge a book by its cover. Oxford University school has grades pre-k through sixth with around 250 and the school is rapidly expanding. Next year the school plans to add a seventh and eighth grade and soon after that, the possibility of becoming a high school.
The increase is student enrollment has surely made way for the construction of the
school's new campus. The new building will be located off of highway 7 by The Grand Oaks subdivision, it will include a new gym, athletic fields, and class rooms equipped with the latest technology on 25 acres of land. The school is working on a campaign to raise $1.5 million to fund the new campus. The school will also use funds from the sale of the existing campus on South Lamar.
Don Frazier, Headmaster of Oxford University School said the new campus is a pivotal part in developing the school into a high school. With the recent
influx of students in all Oxford schools, Oxford University School's new building could become very important in the problem of overcrowding in the schools. The students and faculty at Oxford University School have certainly outgrown their current campus, but when the new campus is finished in 2010 everyone will have a comfortable place to learn or teach.
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