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Dawson Elementary

Q: Is Dawson Elementary a good school?

Dawson Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dawson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Dawson Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dawson Elementary?

Students at Dawson Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Dawson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dawson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lively Middle High : Travis Early College High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dawson Elementary is a public elementary school in Austin, Texas, serving 224 students in grades PK-5. Despite being part of the Austin Independent School District, Dawson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dawson Elementary significantly underperforms the district and state averages in STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 5.71% of 5th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Math, compared to 47.41% for the district and 46.24% for the state. The school also struggles with STAAR Spanish assessments, with 0% proficiency in all subjects and grade levels. Despite spending more per student ($15,163 in 2020-2021) than the district and state averages, Dawson Elementary's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with no significant improvement observed.

Interestingly, the nearby Joslin Elementary, which is only 1.66 miles away, ranked in the top 30% of Texas elementary schools in 2024-2025 and had significantly higher proficiency rates in STAAR assessments compared to Dawson Elementary. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics and funding may be contributing to the poor performance of Dawson Elementary, and the school could benefit from a comprehensive review of its instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems for struggling students.

196

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,444

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3001 S 1st St
Austin, TX 78704-6398

(512) 414-2070

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dawson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lively Middle
High:	Travis Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

White:

11.2%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (10% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 58 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

4,617^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 58 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)

578^th of 961Austin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	4617 of 4651	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	4503 of 4710	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	4490 of 4647	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	4526 of 4581	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4033 of 4578	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	2834 of 4479	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2846 of 4359	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	2490 of 4329	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	2830 of 4286	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.3	1773 of 4320	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	83.5	532 of 4260	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	88.2	291 of 4221	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	63.8	1488 of 4206	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.2	420 of 4095	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	60.1	1747 of 3937	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.0	1033 of 3884	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	57.5	1802 of 3768	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.6	2083 of 3724	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.8	1597 of 3476	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.4	1652 of 3475	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.0	2311 of 3465	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.9	4370 of 4461	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3890 of 4331	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	2985 of 4295	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3332 of 4240	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	2585 of 2918	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	3482 of 3668	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2323 of 3556	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	3331 of 3487	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3183 of 3446	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	3054 of 3333	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	2640 of 3226	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	3719 of 3744	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	4633 of 4658	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	4418 of 4588	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	4397 of 4561	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	2910 of 4499	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2188 of 4348	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3113 of 4306	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2446 of 2619	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	2546 of 2958	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	2857 of 3006	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2378 of 3184	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	2568 of 3106	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	3632 of 3644	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	4430 of 4465	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	4347 of 4401	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	4363 of 4376	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	4104 of 4329	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3297 of 4188	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3161 of 4168	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	3699 of 3705	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	4465 of 4594	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	4482 of 4521	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	4459 of 4477	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	4398 of 4451	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3438 of 4309	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3446 of 4264	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	3698 of 3739	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4175 of 4647	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	4413 of 4585	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	4529 of 4563	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	4456 of 4498	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	3530 of 4357	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2556 of 4319	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	3122 of 3549	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	3990 of 4292	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3231 of 4086	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	3783 of 3952	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	3314 of 3799	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1569 of 3684	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	2207 of 3558	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1404 of 2612	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	2524 of 3108	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	2505 of 3106	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2865 of 3082	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	2513 of 3082	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.5	874 of 3142	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	402 of 3127	87.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)46th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading15%-39 vs state

Science11%-18 vs state

Mathematics7%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Dawson Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 S 1st St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2070	196	22	8.8	83.2%	22 (11.2%)	16 (8.2%)	143 (73.0%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	4.9	4617^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.7%		11.1	4503^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	4.4%	114			0.0			0.0	0.0	10.5	9.7	22.2	10.5	6.7	5.7	11.4	$19,444
Galindo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 S 2nd St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-1756	418	41	10.1	90.4%	24 (5.7%)	16 (3.8%)	362 (86.6%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	34.8	3135^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%		25.1	3768^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.0%	633	36.7	15.0	14.3	66.7		14.3	0.0	65.5	27.0	37.5	58.5	22.2	41.1	12.5	$15,529
St Elmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W St Elmo Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4477	305	25	12.0	80.7%	61 (20.0%)	17 (5.6%)	210 (68.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	29.1	3486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.0%		30.2	3455^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.6%	31	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	41.0	55.6	40.0	29.3	33.3	22.6	12.9	$12,871
Becker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 W Milton	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2019	502	31	16.1	15.1%	209 (41.6%)	10 (2.0%)	243 (48.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.8%)	63.2	1429^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.3%		73.6	1003^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	78.7%	426							37.5	75.7	67.6	87.2	45.2	39.7	38.3	9.7	$8,829
Travis Hts Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2010 Alameda Dr	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4495	469	41	11.3	61.8%	152 (32.4%)	40 (8.5%)	182 (38.8%)	60 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.6%)	46.1	2379^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.8%		55	1884^th of 4710 public elementary schools	60.0%	495								38.5	43.9	62.9	29.2	33.3	53.2	40.3	$11,992
Zilker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Bluebonnet Ln	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2327	506	38	13.2	21.5%	288 (56.9%)	13 (2.6%)	138 (27.3%)	14 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.5%)	92.4	293^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.3	326^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.1%	33								85.6	78.4	88.1	70.0	70.7	70.0	41.7	$9,689
Joslin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Manchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2094	265	28	9.4	43.4%	96 (36.2%)	8 (3.0%)	128 (48.3%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.2%)	63.3	1419^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.5%		51.1	2108^th of 4710 public elementary schools	55.2%	689		0.0			0.0			65.9	55.9	55.6	53.3	47.1	52.8	27.8	$14,218
Linder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Metcalfe Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2398	587	48	12.2	92.7%	21 (3.6%)	43 (7.3%)	493 (84.0%)	17 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	8.9	4513^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.0%		14.3	4350^th of 4710 public elementary schools	7.6%	163	4.3	15.6	19.5			14.3	7.0	25.0	26.0	43.9	5.8	18.1	17.6	10.5	$12,852
Barton Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2108 Barton Hills Dr	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2013	286	22	12.7	9.8%	215 (75.2%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (16.4%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	86.3	524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.7%		94.7	193^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	95.9%	331								96.5	75.4	85.7	93.0	42.1	59.2	58.3	$11,072
Harmony School Of Innovation - Austin	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2124 E St Elmo Rd #a	Austin	78744	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 330-0895	374	23	16.4	86.6%	31 (8.3%)	27 (7.2%)	300 (80.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	52.9	1970^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.6%		56.5	1776^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.3%	194								52.0	45.5	71.7	30.0	37.0	66.7	25.9	$12,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Dawson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dawson Elementary?

Students at Dawson Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Dawson Elementary a good school?

Dawson Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Dawson Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Dawson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Dawson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Dawson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dawson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lively Middle
High : Travis Early College High School

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