Cochran, Philip G., Memorial United Methodist Church · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Dawson’s public schools
Connellsville Area 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.
Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Dawson’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Dawson’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Dunbar Twp El Sch places highest (better than 47%); West Crawford El Sch lowest (17%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Dawson, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Connellsville Area SHS. 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.
6th grade in Dawson
Connellsville Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 866 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Connellsville
7th grade in Dawson
Connellsville Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 866 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Connellsville
8th grade in Dawson
Connellsville Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 866 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Connellsville
9th grade in Dawson
Connellsville Area SHS
Grades 9–12 · 667 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Connellsville
10th grade in Dawson
Connellsville Area SHS
Grades 9–12 · 667 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Connellsville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Connellsville Area 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.
Well below the state in reading
Dawson vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Dawson’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson | — | Connellsville Area |
| Lower Tyrone | B− | Frazier |
| Dunbar | C− | Connellsville Area |
Every school in Dawson
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Dawson’s schools
Are Dawson’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Dawson. Connellsville Area 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 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Dawson in?
Connellsville Area School District.
Where do Dawson kids go to high school?
Connellsville Area SHS.
Parents talk
What Dawson families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dawson → They have their own page.
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.