📍 101 Evans, Missoula, Missoula County, 59801
Paxson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Missoula, Missoula County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Missoula Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paxson School enrolls 463 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 9.1% American Indian or Alaska Native and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 362 | 78% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 42 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paxson School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 50, state house district 100.
Paxson School is one of 12 schools in Missoula Elem, based in Missoula, Montana. The district serves 5,293 students district-wide and employs 370 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, Paxson School is close to the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small