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Schools in Dawson

Dawson’s public schools

Perry Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dawson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,735 students on the public path
In brief

Dawson’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dawson’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Perry Elementary places highest (better than 25%); Perry High School lowest (17%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dawson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Perry Elementaryin PerryC
6–8Perry Middle Schoolin PerryC−
9–12Perry High Schoolin PerryC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Perry Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Perry Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,735 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,213IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 69.7% · 1132 students tested
Math56%
State average 63.8% · 1135 students tested

Dawson vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Dawson’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dawson—Perry

Every school in Dawson

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dawsonin other towns
Perry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Perry
C
816 students13:1Rate it →
Perry Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Perry
C−
370 students14:1Rate it →
Perry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Perry
C−
549 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Dawson’s schools

Are Dawson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dawson. Perry Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dawson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dawson in?

Perry Community School District.

Where do Dawson kids go to high school?

Perry High School.

Parents talk

What Dawson families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.