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Paxson School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
101 Evans
Missoula, MT 59801
Phone
(406) 542-4055
District
Missoula Elem
County
MISSOULA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
463
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.7% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Paxson School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
45%
57%
45%
57%
45%
57%
45%
57%
45%
57%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
74%
44%
74%
46%
74%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
62%
41%
57%
48%
67%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 82 17.7%
Grade 1 79 17.1%
Grade 2 83 17.9%
Grade 3 79 17.1%
Grade 4 73 15.8%
Grade 5 67 14.5%
Total 463 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.0% 85.0% 81.1%
Black 2.6% 2.2% 0.7%
Hispanic 8.1% 5.3% 6.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 1.7% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 9.4% 5.8% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 70,354 1,122,867
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 396.9 7
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 43.9% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.2% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 19.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 30,390 443,917
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.6% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.1% 34.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.7% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.3% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 18.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.8% 12.2%
$15,000 or less 10.0% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,827 $41,328,000 55.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,137 $6,003,000 8.1%
Staff $307 $1,621,000 2.2%
General Administration $193 $1,020,000 1.4%
School Administration $600 $3,170,000 4.3%
Operation $931 $4,915,000 6.7%
Transportation $780 $4,120,000 5.6%
Other $187 $989,000 1.3%
Total Support $4,136 $21,838,000 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,032 $10,728,000 14.5%
Total Expenditures $13,995 $73,894,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,582 $1,140,352,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $842 $126,670,000 5.5%
Staff $436 $65,555,000 2.9%
General Administration $393 $59,177,000 2.6%
School Administration $711 $106,961,000 4.7%
Operation $1,352 $203,396,000 8.8%
Transportation $574 $86,258,000 3.8%
Other $397 $59,678,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,705 $707,695,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,994 $450,323,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $15,281 $2,298,370,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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