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Harold B Dawson Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

1288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Harold B Dawson Middle School is a public middle school located in West Peoria, Illinois, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 326 students. The school is part of the Peoria School District 150, which is ranked 769 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harold B Dawson Middle School consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide and 29% for the Peoria School District. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 3.8%, compared to 38.5% statewide and 18.4% for the district. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 39.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Reservoir Gifted School, Harold B Dawson Middle School consistently performs at the lower end of the spectrum, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. The school's spending per student and student-teacher ratio suggest that it may not have the necessary resources to provide a high-quality education, and the wide achievement gaps between different student subgroups indicate the need for comprehensive interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for all students.

331

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,398

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2708 W Rohmann Ave
West Peoria, IL 61604-4921

(309) 672-6506

District: Peoria School District 150

Students who attend Harold B Dawson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Peoria High School

Feeder schools for Harold B Dawson Middle School:

Elementary:

Whittier Primary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.8%

Two or more races:

13.3%

White:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (11% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg22%

Illinois avg44%

1,288^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Peoria School District 150

769^th of 811Peoria School District 150 among Illinois districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1288 of 1368	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1277 of 1363	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1210 of 1367	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1332 of 1369	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1152 of 1241	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1252 of 1356	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1215 of 1293	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	1159 of 1293	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	1204 of 1294	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	1101 of 1302	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	1195 of 1322	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1137 of 1367	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	1188 of 1365	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	881 of 1344	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.2	1050 of 1327	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	1048 of 1318	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.5	1030 of 1293	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	1016 of 1287	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.8	899 of 1272	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.3	841 of 1209	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.2	538 of 1204	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.9	602 of 1185	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	473 of 574	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	502 of 548	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	474 of 569	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	541 of 573	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	339 of 385	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	500 of 565	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	482 of 511	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	605 of 694	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	528 of 639	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	466 of 674	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1163 of 1248	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1168 of 1251	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1158 of 1275	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1231 of 1286	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	969 of 1017	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1132 of 1276	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1152 of 1226	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1157 of 1229	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1141 of 1219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1086 of 1234	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1187 of 1221	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	920 of 1019	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1133 of 1217	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1102 of 1161	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1203 of 1271	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1189 of 1264	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1104 of 1292	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1234 of 1286	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	989 of 1048	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1228 of 1296	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1131 of 1223	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	181 of 204	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	169 of 184	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	176 of 194	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	189 of 195	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	154 of 179	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	154 of 164	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	756 of 812	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	718 of 802	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	683 of 805	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	650 of 792	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	653 of 895	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	868 of 898	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	722 of 905	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	764 of 889	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)27th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-32 vs state

Science9%-34 vs state

Mathematics4%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)						IAR Mathematics (2025)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harold B Dawson Middle School	Public	5-8	2708 W Rohmann Ave	West Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6506	331	21	15.7	92.1%	37 (11.2%)	221 (66.8%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.3%)	11.3	1288^th of 1368 public middle schools	5.8%		12.4	1277^th of 1363 public middle schools	6.3%	11	4.3	12.8		12.7	26.0	9.8	34.1	21.1		2.8	2.7	6.0	3.3	3.8	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.4	97.0	97.7	66.2	$14,398	$1,883	$12,515
Sterling Middle School	Public	5-8	2315 N Sterling Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6557	374	25	14.7	88.5%	31 (8.3%)	276 (73.8%)	24 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.2%)	9	1331^st of 1368 public middle schools	2.7%		10.8	1321^st of 1363 public middle schools	3.1%	10	6.9	13.8		15.5	11.3	6.7	28.4	15.6		3.9	0.0	2.2	8.0	3.6	96.6	96.9	96.9	96.9	75.9	96.6	96.6	75.0	$17,068	$2,723	$14,345
Pleasant Valley Intermediate School	Public	4-8	3314 W Richwoods Blvd	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Pleasant Valley School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 679-0634	166	18	9.2	99.4%	50 (30.1%)	88 (53.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.9%)	29.9	936^th of 1368 public middle schools	31.6%		31.5	874^th of 1363 public middle schools	35.9%	62	28.2	20.7	50.0	47.5	27.6	24.1	60.0	42.9	25.0	20.0	27.6	24.1	10.0	21.4	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	58.0	$23,205	$928	$22,277
Peoria City Jvnl Det Center 6-8	Public	4-8	223 N Maxwell Rd	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Norwood Education Service District 63	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 634-4200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Norwood Elementary School	Public	5-8	6521 W Farmington Rd	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Norwood Education Service District 63	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 676-3683	150	12	12.5	56.7%	114 (76.0%)	9 (6.0%)	12 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.0%)	36.7	828^th of 1368 public middle schools	39.5%		54.4	534^th of 1363 public middle schools	60.8%	294	40.5	15.2		56.4	54.8	51.4	44.1	51.8		43.6	19.4	35.1	5.9	27.0	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	74.7	$23,493	$1,560	$21,934
Von Steuben Middle School	Public	5-8	801 E Forrest Hill Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6561	266	16	16.3	87.6%	36 (13.5%)	161 (60.5%)	22 (8.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (16.2%)	13.7	1236^th of 1368 public middle schools	9.6%		11.9	1295^th of 1363 public middle schools	5.0%	59	12.5	17.3		21.7	25.9	23.0	31.2	25.7		3.0	3.7	15.0	1.3	5.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	77.2	$16,485	$3,044	$13,442
Central Junior High School	Public	6-8	601 Taylor St	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 427-5200	434	39	11.0	46.5%	365 (84.1%)	19 (4.4%)	24 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	45.6	685^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.9%		38.2	773^rd of 1363 public middle schools	43.3%	88		47.7			54.9	36.3	47.3	46.4			26.1	29.9	23.5	26.4	97.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.8	99.3	99.1	93.8	$20,025	$828	$19,198
Reservoir Gifted School	Public	5-8	3706 N Grand Blvd	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 672-6563	308	16	18.9	35.1%	167 (54.2%)	51 (16.6%)	37 (12.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.6%)	98.9	4^th of 1368 public middle schools	99.7%		99.2	7^th of 1363 public middle schools	99.5%	3	86.6	90.5		98.8	97.6	96.1	100.0	98.0		95.1	88.0	92.2	81.0	89.5	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	70.5	98.3	97.9	70.1	$12,148	$740	$11,408
Mark W Bills Middle School	Public	5-8	6001 N Frostwood Pkwy	Peoria	61615	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 693-4437	258	23	11.4	74.8%	54 (20.9%)	156 (60.5%)	21 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.1%)	19.3	1130^th of 1368 public middle schools	17.4%		16.1	1198^th of 1363 public middle schools	12.1%	68	29.8	20.7		43.1	33.9	27.9	24.6	32.2		24.6	13.3	20.6	8.5	16.8	95.7	96.8	96.8	96.8	71.2	96.1	97.2	64.4	$17,130	$1,832	$15,298
Parkview Junior High School	Public	5-8	800 Groveland St	Creve Coeur	61610	Tazewell County	Creve Coeur School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 698-3610	193	19	10.1	78.2%	162 (83.9%)	10 (5.2%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	13.5	1243^rd of 1368 public middle schools	9.1%		14.7	1234^th of 1363 public middle schools	9.5%	9	18.6	29.3		9.3	19.5	9.1	22.0	14.4		9.3	2.4	7.4	12.5	7.9	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	75.8	$16,400	$1,303	$15,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Harold B Dawson Middle School

What district is Harold B Dawson Middle School in?

Peoria School District 150

How many students attend Harold B Dawson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Harold B Dawson Middle School.

Is Harold B Dawson Middle School a good school?

Harold B Dawson Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Illinois middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Harold B Dawson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Harold B Dawson Middle School usually go on to attend Peoria High School

What is the racial makeup of Harold B Dawson Middle School?

Students at Harold B Dawson Middle School are 67% African American, 13% Two or more races, 11% White, 7% Hispanic.

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