Paxson School

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Regular School · Missoula, MT

Paxson School is a regular school school in Missoula, Montana, serving grades PK–05 with 415 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

415

Teachers (FTE)

25.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	316	76%
American Indian / Alaska Native	37	9%
Hispanic/Latino	33	8%
Two or more races	19	5%
Black or African American	7	2%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	415	213M / 202F

English Language Learners: 8 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50-54%	35.6%	162
Reading Proficiency	65-69%	48.6%	166
Science Proficiency	n/a	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.37 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

31 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	415	100%

Contact & Location

909 South Ave West

Missoula, MT 59801

Phone: (406)542-4055

http://www.mcpsmt.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=4

District

Missoula Elem

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,418

District enrollment: 5,280

Other Schools in District

Chief Charlo School Elementary
Franklin School Elementary
Hawthorne School Elementary
Jeannette Rankin El Elementary
Lewis & Clark School Elementary
Lowell School Elementary
Rattlesnake Elementary School Elementary
Russell School Elementary

View all 11 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 59801) → CensusDepth.com
Montana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Montana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

301857000576

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD