Top Rankings
Dixon Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 9 students in Dixon Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Dixon Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
44 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
9 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
5:1
5:1
District Rank
Dixon Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 347 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#302 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
35%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
46%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.39
# American Indian Students
22 Students
3,906 Students
% American Indian Students
50%
11%
# Asian Students
n/a
202 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
1,953 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
6%
# Black Students
n/a
236 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
17 Students
26,582 Students
% White Students
39%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
63 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
1,583 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
63
# Students in K Grade:
6
440
# Students in 1st Grade:
6
446
# Students in 2nd Grade:
6
428
# Students in 3rd Grade:
6
470
# Students in 4th Grade:
4
567
# Students in 5th Grade:
1
1,752
# Students in 6th Grade:
6
7,409
# Students in 7th Grade:
6
11,480
# Students in 8th Grade:
3
11,296
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
49
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
42
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
41
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
42
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$2,285 MM

Spending
$1 MM
$2,298 MM

Revenue / Student
$23,096
$18,438

Spending / Student
$25,942
$17,330

Best Dixon Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dixon 7-8
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
411 B Street
Dixon, MT 59831
(406) 246-3566
Dixon, MT 59831
(406) 246-3566
Grades: 7-8
| 9 students
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