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Dawson Elementary School

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Summary

Dawson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving 192 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Jackson Public School District, which is ranked 110 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Dawson Elementary stands out for several key reasons. It has a 100% African American student population, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools like Green Elementary School and Galloway Elementary School. Academically, Dawson consistently underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates for standardized tests, with only 39.4% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 0% of 5th graders proficient in Math. As a result, the school has been ranked in the bottom 20% of Mississippi elementary schools for years, with a 0-star rating.

Dawson Elementary also serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has struggled to improve its academic outcomes, suggesting that the challenges it faces are deeply rooted and may require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to address the systemic issues within the Jackson Public School District and the surrounding community.

194
Students ?
12.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4215 Sunset Drive
       Jackson, MS  39213

(601) 987-3513

District: Jackson Public Schools


Students who attend Dawson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Bailey APAC Middle School
    Northwest Middle School
    Powell Middle School
High:    Callaway High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
99.5%
Two or more races:
0.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2024
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (16% vs 57% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% Mississippi)
!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school16%
District avg34%
Mississippi avg57%
Not ranked this year
Dawson Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
103rd of 130Jackson Public Schools among Mississippi 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
20245.4384 of 3901.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202344.4207 of 37745.1%★★☆☆☆
202225.9282 of 38226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.1268 of 38129.7%★☆☆☆☆
201931.0284 of 39728.5%★☆☆☆☆
201820.8333 of 40417.6%★☆☆☆☆
201711.8389 of 4064.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201624.2309 of 39421.6%★☆☆☆☆
201517.1368 of 4028.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201436.5266 of 39432.5%★★☆☆☆
201328.9317 of 40822.3%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2023-2024) ?
English Language Arts24%-31 vs state
Science21%-50 vs state
Mathematics7%-47 vs state

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Students at Dawson Elementary School are 99% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 194 students attended Dawson Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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