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C+

Dawson School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

600 Brownfield Hwy, Welch, TX 79377 · (806) 489-7461 · Part of Dawson Independent School District

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Students
140
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Dawson School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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600 Brownfield Hwy, Welch

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten8
Grade 113
Grade 29
Grade 313
Grade 411
Grade 56
Grade 612
Grade 712
Grade 810
Grade 913
Grade 109
Grade 119
Grade 126
Enrollment over time
151’20
149’21
139’22
132’23
140’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%White 21%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dawson School from Welch families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Welch’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.