Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Dawson ISD: B

Total students

273

Avg. teacher experience

13.6 years

Dawson ISD: 10.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Dawson ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Dawson Elementary School is an elementary school in Dawson, TX, in the Dawson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 273 students. 31.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,396, which is $6,491 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

199 N School Ave
Dawson, TX 76639-0278

Office phone number

(254) 578-1416

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Dawson Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

273

African American

17 (6.2%)

Dawson ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (1.1%)

Dawson ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

71 (26%)

Dawson ISD: 25%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

174 (63.7%)

Dawson ISD: 64.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (2.9%)

Dawson ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.2%

American Indian

1.1%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

26.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

63.7%

Two or more races

2.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

31.5 %

Dawson ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

58.6 %

Dawson ISD: 59.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

10.3 %

Dawson ISD: 8%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

31.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

58.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.8 %

Dawson ISD: 7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.2 %

Dawson ISD: 7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.8 %

Dawson ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.8%

Gifted and talented

2.2%

Special education

15.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Dawson ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Dawson ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Dawson ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Dawson ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

8.6 %

Dawson ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

37.5 %

Dawson ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Dawson ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.8 %

Dawson ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Dawson ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.3 %

Dawson ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

19

African American

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19 (100%)

Dawson ISD: 93.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

18 (94.7%)

Dawson ISD: 84.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

1 (5.3%)

Dawson ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Dawson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.4

Dawson ISD: 12

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13.6 years

Dawson ISD: 10.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$52,396

Dawson ISD: $53,058

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$35,058

Dawson ISD: $47,346

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,674

Dawson ISD: $44,339

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,007

Dawson ISD: $51,786

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,487

Dawson ISD: $59,590

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,215

Dawson ISD: $61,872

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$60,540

Dawson ISD: $60,540

Statewide: $71,111

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