Middle Schools in Dixon Unified

Summary:

Dixon Unified School District contains one middle school, John Knight Middle, serving grades 6-8 in a district that ranks in the bottom quarter statewide.

Academic performance at John Knight Middle is below state averages across all subjects, with particular challenges in 6th-grade English and math and in 8th-grade science. However, a notable pattern shows student proficiency generally improves from 6th to 8th grade, with 8th-grade math scores coming closest to meeting the Dixon Unified district average. The school's statewide ranking dropped significantly from the previous year, moving from a 2-star to a 1-star rating.

A critical concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 27.2%, which is substantially higher than both the district and state averages and is a major factor that can impact learning. While the school spends over $12,700 per student, academic outcomes remain below average, indicating systemic challenges within the broader district context that affect this school's performance.

District Detail

180 South First St. Ste. 6
Dixon, CA 95620-3447

(707) 693-6300

SchoolDigger Rank:
1197^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,933

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Knight Middle	Public	6-8	455 East A St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6350	634	26	24.3	69.4%	149 (23.5%)	18 (2.8%)	403 (63.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.4%)	24.1	2050^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%		31.6	1746^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.3%	304	19.6	19.6	19.1	30.5	31.5	27.0	18.6	17.7	28.2	21.4	$12,730	$1,269	$11,461

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dixon Montessori Charter District	0.8 mi	1	318^th
SBE - Dixon Montessori Charter	0.89 mi	1
Davis Joint Unified	7.14 mi	17	202^nd
Vacaville Unified	9.21 mi	19	805^th
Winters Joint Unified	9.99 mi	5	1006^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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