Oxford High celebrates 124 students who scored 30 or higher on ACT
Oxford High put 124 students in ACT’s 30-plus club, a mark reached by only about 6% of test-takers nationwide. It is the district’s largest count yet.
Oxford High School put 124 students in ACT’s 30-plus club, a score band reached by only about 6% of test-takers nationwide. In Mississippi, where the average ACT composite score was 17.7, a 30 sits at the 94th percentile nationally, putting Oxford’s result far above the state norm and giving Lafayette County a clear measure of college readiness.
The number also marked a sharp rise from Oxford’s recent history. The district reported 93 students in the 30-plus club in 2025, 102 in 2023 and 97 in 2022, so this year’s total was up 33% from last year, 22% from 2023 and 28% from 2022. Earlier district reporting from 2022 also split that total into 80 students with composite scores of 30 or higher and 17 students with superscores of 30 or higher, showing that Oxford has been widening the pool of high scorers rather than relying on a single standout class.
That growth fits a broader academic structure at Oxford High. The district requires students in AP classes to take the AP exam, and the course lineup includes AP Seminar, AP Research, AP English 3 and AP English 4. Before students reach those upper-level classes, Oxford also offers Pre-AP English I and Pre-AP English II, part of a pipeline that feeds into the advanced coursework. In 2024-25, Oxford High’s AP program enrolled 306 students and produced 576 exams, suggesting that the ACT club is being supported by a large, established college-prep track rather than a one-time test-prep push.
Names on the 30-plus list included Jun Jang and Renad Radwan, both part of the academic group Oxford has been celebrating in recent years. For families weighing college options, scholarships and the cost of staying on a four-year track, the larger point is hard to miss: Oxford High has made a 30 on the ACT a repeat outcome, and 124 students clearing that bar gives the school a new benchmark that other Mississippi districts will notice.
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