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Dixon Elementary School

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Dixon Elementary School ranks 215 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Dixon Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dixon, Kentucky, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 299 students. The school is part of the Webster County School District, which is ranked 116 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dixon Elementary School consistently ranks in the top half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and other subjects are generally higher than the Webster County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Dixon Elementary School had 58% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 36% for Webster County and 43% for Kentucky. The school also performs well in terms of its female and low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups, ranking in the top half of Kentucky elementary schools for these groups.

However, Dixon Elementary School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15% to 28% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. The school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $10,846 in 2020-2021 to $14,553 in 2022-2023, and the student-teacher ratio has improved from 19.8 in 2021-2022 to 15.3 in 2023-2024. While Dixon Elementary School generally outperforms the nearby Sebree Elementary and Providence Elementary schools, the nearby Clay Elementary School also performs well, with some metrics on par or even exceeding Dixon Elementary School.

285

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,569

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

277 State Rt 1340
Dixon, KY 42409

(270) 639-9080

District: Webster County

Students who attend Dixon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Webster County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (52% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Webster County

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg36%

Kentucky avg44%

215^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Webster County

116^th of 157Webster County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	215 of 685	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	271 of 685	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	279 of 687	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	339 of 684	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	182 of 517	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	318 of 700	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	323 of 691	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	412 of 694	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	486 of 690	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.2	418 of 698	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.4	385 of 705	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.3	439 of 719	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	258 of 713	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.1	366 of 688	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	453 of 683	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.6	528 of 658	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	606 of 651	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	541 of 638	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	152 of 648	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	279 of 644	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	376 of 639	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	402 of 641	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	360 of 671	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	364 of 663	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	193 of 672	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.2	324 of 665	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	338 of 670	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	398 of 667	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	360 of 664	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	415 of 631	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	270 of 653	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	306 of 652	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	244 of 652	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	344 of 657	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	285 of 676	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	262 of 665	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	52.1	322 of 661	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	237 of 659	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	297 of 659	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	333 of 658	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	359 of 656	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	353 of 593	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)77th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2019)51st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing66%+28 vs state

Reading56%+6 vs state

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

Editing and Mechanics49%~ state avg

Science42%+5 vs state

Social Studies37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)						KSA Reading (2025)						KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Dixon Elementary School	Public	K-6	277 State Rt 1340	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 639-9080	285	20	14.6	44.2%	263 (92.3%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	65.4	215^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.6%		58	271^st of 685 public elementary schools	60.4%	56	58.0	51.0		51.0			51.0	63.0	51.0	58.0			42.0		66.0		37.0	49.0		$12,569	$920	$625	$1,545	$9,196	$1,828	$11,024
Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	210 College St	Clay	42404	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 664-2227	194	13	15.0	62.9%	181 (93.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	64	222^nd of 685 public elementary schools	67.6%		39.4	423^rd of 685 public elementary schools	38.2%	201		28.0		75.0			44.0		52.0	68.0					68.0			52.0		$15,676	$1,125	$634	$1,759	$11,296	$2,621	$13,917
Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	470 S Broadway	Providence	42450	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 667-7041	299	15	19.9	76.9%	243 (81.3%)	25 (8.4%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	14.1	619^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.5	610^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.9%	9	25.0	18.0	34.0	26.0					31.0	45.0							17.0	21.0		$14,819	$1,173	$706	$1,879	$10,534	$2,406	$12,940
Sebree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	61 N State St	Sebree	42455	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 835-7891	408	21	19.8	75.2%	177 (43.4%)	3 (0.7%)	224 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12.2	627^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.7	631^st of 685 public elementary schools	7.9%	4			14.0				23.0	30.0	27.0	39.0					30.0			26.0		$12,246	$1,343	$730	$2,073	$8,249	$1,924	$10,173
West Hopkins School	Public	PK, KG-8	2695 Rabbit Ridge Rd	Nebo	42441	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6130	293	24	12.2	59.0%	263 (89.8%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	47.2	362^nd of 685 public elementary schools	47.2%		48	343^rd of 685 public elementary schools	49.9%	19	50.0	59.0	35.0	26.0	43.0	12.0	54.0	49.0	46.0	45.0	51.0	38.0	43.0	26.0	24.0	38.0	32.0	62.0	42.0	$16,330	$841	$285	$1,126	$10,956	$2,020	$12,976
Hanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Veterans Drive	Hanson	42413	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6158	532	33	16.1	41.4%	435 (81.8%)	14 (2.6%)	21 (3.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)	86.8	58^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.5%		87.8	45^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.4%	13	71.0	74.0	63.0				66.0	68.0	64.0				64.0		57.0		48.0	64.0		$16,385	$607	$177	$784	$8,740	$1,646	$10,386
Sturgis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Grant St	Sturgis	42459	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 333-4088	343	24	14.4	68.5%	317 (92.4%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	36.8	453^rd of 685 public elementary schools	33.9%		32.1	477^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.4%	24	30.0	47.0	40.0				48.0	60.0	37.0				28.0		18.0		32.0	40.0		$16,242	$1,077	$435	$1,512	$11,794	$2,936	$14,731
Pride Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	861 Pride Ave	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6030	404	26	15.5	59.9%	316 (78.2%)	40 (9.9%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	78.2	120^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.5%		79	100^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.4%	20	58.0	57.0	51.0				59.0	64.0	59.0				49.0		56.0		56.0	64.0		$14,083	$747	$331	$1,077	$9,179	$1,667	$10,846
Morganfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 S Mart St	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 389-2611	328	32	10.3	75.9%	232 (70.7%)	51 (15.5%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	14.5	611^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.8%		16.4	591^st of 685 public elementary schools	13.7%	20	35.0	25.0	29.0				29.0	27.0	25.0				24.0		14.0		20.0	33.0		$16,471	$1,040	$565	$1,604	$12,130	$2,737	$14,867
West Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	127 W Broadway	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6036	486	28	17.3	60.7%	320 (65.8%)	54 (11.1%)	44 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.2%)	41.1	416^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.3%		48.9	338^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.7%	78	53.0	36.0	32.0				54.0	46.0	41.0				27.0		45.0		27.0	44.0		$13,237	$554	$379	$933	$8,549	$1,675	$10,223

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixon Elementary School

What district is Dixon Elementary School in?

Webster County

How many students attend Dixon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Dixon Elementary School.

Is Dixon Elementary School a good school?

Dixon Elementary School ranks 215^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dixon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dixon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Webster County High School

What is the racial makeup of Dixon Elementary School?

Students at Dixon Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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