Paxson School
101 Evans
Missoula MT, 59801, Missoula County
Phone: 406-542-4055
Ranking: (79 out of 448, top 18%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Missoula Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 403 | 390 | 348 | 339 | 343 | 351 | 345 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 10 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 76 | 18.9% | 81 | 20.8% | 59 | 17.0% | 57 | 16.8% | 56 | 16.3% | 59 | 16.8% | 58 | 16.8% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 19.4% | 60 | 15.4% | 57 | 16.4% | 59 | 17.4% | 59 | 17.2% | 59 | 16.8% | 50 | 14.5% |
Grade 2: | 55 | 13.6% | 55 | 14.1% | 66 | 19.0% | 53 | 15.6% | 53 | 15.5% | 49 | 14.0% | 58 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 13.9% | 73 | 18.7% | 54 | 15.5% | 55 | 16.2% | 53 | 15.5% | 61 | 17.4% | 52 | 15.1% |
Grade 4: | 76 | 18.9% | 53 | 13.6% | 52 | 14.9% | 53 | 15.6% | 60 | 17.5% | 49 | 14.0% | 69 | 20.0% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 12.9% | 55 | 14.1% | 56 | 16.1% | 58 | 17.1% | 56 | 16.3% | 74 | 21.1% | 58 | 16.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 213 | 52.9% | 210 | 53.8% | 181 | 52.0% | 179 | 52.8% | 183 | 53.4% | 183 | 52.1% | 180 | 52.2% |
Female: | 190 | 47.1% | 180 | 46.2% | 167 | 48.0% | 160 | 47.2% | 152 | 44.3% | 160 | 45.6% | 161 | 46.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 32 | 7.9% | 34 | 8.7% | 25 | 7.2% | 23 | 6.8% | 20 | 5.8% | 22 | 6.3% | 24 | 7.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.0% | 12 | 3.5% | 11 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.6% |
Black: | 8 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.3% | 13 | 3.7% | 7 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.2% |
White: | 345 | 85.6% | 330 | 84.6% | 294 | 84.5% | 289 | 85.3% | 302 | 88.0% | 314 | 89.5% | 303 | 87.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 178 | 44.2% | 144 | 36.9% | 141 | 40.5% | 120 | 35.4% | 100 | 29.2% | 98 | 27.9% | 99 | 28.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.6% | 16 | 4.6% | 12 | 3.5% | 14 | 4.1% | 26 | 7.4% | 23 | 6.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.52 | 18.26 | 18.20 | 16.99 | 16.60 | 15.60 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CRT | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.9% | 65.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 76.2% | 67.6% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 63% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 67% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.5% | 80.5% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 84% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54.9% | 45.2% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 65.8% | 56.5% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 68.9% | 63.7% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 74.6% | 67.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 67% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 75.3% | 65.7% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.3% | 75% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.1% | 79.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 85.9% | 79.8% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 79% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 81% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 62% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 73% | 66% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 70.3% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 73% | 66.8% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 68% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 67% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86.8% | 79.3% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.2% | 81% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 82% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 84% |
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* Paxson School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.