Noxon School

Noxon School is an elementary school in Noxon, Montana, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 62 students. Despite its small size, the school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Montana elementary schools over the past decade.

Noxon School's academic performance lags behind the state averages across all subject areas, with only 35.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 34.21% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 43.09% and 36.77%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in Science, with only 16.67% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 38.16%. These low test scores are compounded by the fact that 100% of Noxon School's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income population.

Interestingly, the closest neighboring school, Trout Creek School, is also struggling academically, with even lower test scores than Noxon School. Like Noxon, Trout Creek School has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, suggesting that the schools in this region may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges that are impacting student learning. Despite Noxon School's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 6.1 students per teacher and higher-than-average spending per student, these factors have not translated into improved academic outcomes, underscoring the need to address the underlying factors that are hindering student success.