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Schools in Dawson

Dawson’s public schools

Dawson Independent 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?0/1schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▲ 21% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
TX 14.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
628 students on the public path
In brief

Dawson’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dawson’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Dawson PK-12 places highest (better than 29%); Dawson PK-12 lowest (29%). 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–12Dawson PK-12Dawson Independent School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dawson Independent 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.

Dawson Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 628 students, up 152% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$15,570TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 290 students tested
Math36%
State average 40.9% · 275 students tested

Dawson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dawson—Dawson Independent

Every school in Dawson

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

District schools in Dawsonby address
Dawson PK-12
Grades PK–12
C
628 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Dawson’s schools

Are Dawson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dawson. Dawson Independent 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 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dawson in?

Dawson Independent School District.

Where do Dawson kids go to high school?

Dawson PK-12.

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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.