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Which teacher or staff member at S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
676
Elementary
DISTRICT 687 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA·NCES 120165002959
S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
5540 EDUCATION DR, PACE, FL 32571 · (850) 995-3650 · Santa Rosa County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
320 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 239 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 224 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 213 | 32% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 69.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 676 | 47.3% | 64.4% |
| TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERRITT ISLAND | 569 | 46.2% | 66.8% |
| TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 677 | 45.3% | 44.1% |
| INVERNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL INVERNESS | 641 | 49.3% | 55.5% |
| TOMOKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORMOND BEACH | 652 | 45.7% | 67.5% |
| PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INVERNESS | 637 | 48.2% | 59.8% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Santa Rosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #662 of 2,136 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #756 of 2,149 ▼ 183 | #9 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #474 of 2,149 ▲ 161 | #5 of 15 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #797 of 2,267 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,402 of 2,077 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #1,654 of 2,108 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #1,381 of 2,188 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #368 of 1,374 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
676
-111 (-14%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 676 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 47% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 52% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 920 | 55 | 16.7:1 | 40% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 27% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 886 | 63 | 14.1:1 | 40% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 782 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 39% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 40% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 29% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, located in PACE, Florida, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 676 students in grades 3 through 5.
SANTA ROSA is the local district for S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. It runs 38 schools with 29,643 students.
At S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, White students make up 76% of the student body. It is also 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 40 full-time-equivalent teachers at S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL and a ratio of 16.9:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 47% of enrollment. That tracks the 44% average for public schools in Santa Rosa County.
On BeatsExpectations, S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 7.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Santa Rosa County has about 198,472 residents, and the median household income is $91,922, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Santa Rosa County has 42 public schools and roughly 29,382 students.
Nearest public school: THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 64.4% versus a 66.5% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 111 students since 2020-21, to 676. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.6 to 16.9 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Santa Rosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
198,472
Census ACS
Median income
$91,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
29,382 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA ROSA
- NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,410 students
- PACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,316 students
- MILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
- GULF BREEZE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,946 students
- EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,100 students
- WALLACE LAKE K-8Elementary · 1,061 students
Other schools in PACE
- PACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,316 students
- WALLACE LAKE K-8Elementary · 1,061 students
- PEA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 846 students
- THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 823 students
- S. S. DIXON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 611 students
Nearby schools
- THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 823
- HIGH ROAD1.2 mi · 102
- PACE HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,316
- S. S. DIXON PRIMARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 611
- BERRYHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 802
- WALLACE LAKE K-83.5 mi · 1,061
Frequently asked questions
About S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHow many students attend S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 676 students in grades 03-05.
Is S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL public or private?
S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SANTA ROSA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.