Dawson Elementary School
180 Northstar Dr Columbus GA, 31907, Muscogee County Phone: 706-683-8732 Ranking:  (1,549 out of 1,747, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Muscogee County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 327 | 351 | 355 | 332 | 313 | 312 | 303 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 22 | 6.7% | 22 | 6.3% | 23 | 6.5% | 20 | 6.0% | 20 | 6.4% | 20 | 6.4% | 20 | 6.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 15.3% | 55 | 15.7% | 55 | 15.5% | 56 | 16.9% | 43 | 13.7% | 48 | 15.4% | 55 | 18.2% |
| Grade 1: | 51 | 15.6% | 50 | 14.2% | 64 | 18.0% | 47 | 14.2% | 53 | 16.9% | 49 | 15.7% | 47 | 15.5% |
| Grade 2: | 52 | 15.9% | 61 | 17.4% | 46 | 13.0% | 48 | 14.5% | 58 | 18.5% | 57 | 18.3% | 44 | 14.5% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 16.8% | 49 | 14.0% | 51 | 14.4% | 51 | 15.4% | 50 | 16.0% | 46 | 14.7% | 55 | 18.2% |
| Grade 4: | 48 | 14.7% | 56 | 16.0% | 57 | 16.1% | 61 | 18.4% | 44 | 14.1% | 49 | 15.7% | 35 | 11.6% |
| Grade 5: | 49 | 15.0% | 58 | 16.5% | 59 | 16.6% | 49 | 14.8% | 45 | 14.4% | 43 | 13.8% | 47 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 176 | 53.8% | 189 | 53.8% | 178 | 50.1% | 176 | 53.0% | 155 | 49.5% | 140 | 44.9% | 150 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 151 | 46.2% | 162 | 46.2% | 177 | 49.9% | 156 | 47.0% | 158 | 50.5% | 144 | 46.2% | 131 | 43.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 4.6% | 12 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 294 | 89.9% | 316 | 90.0% | 321 | 90.4% | 304 | 91.6% | 285 | 91.1% | 284 | 91.0% | 278 | 91.7% |
| White: | 10 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.3% | 11 | 3.1% | 7 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.8% | 13 | 3.7% | 15 | 4.2% | 17 | 5.1% | 22 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 312 | 95.4% | 281 | 80.1% | 277 | 78.0% | 240 | 72.3% | 225 | 71.9% | 206 | 66.0% | 219 | 72.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 8.0% | 27 | 7.6% | 28 | 8.4% | 35 | 11.2% | 42 | 13.5% | 36 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.42 | 14.27 | 15.64 | 15.44 | 15.65 | 14.40 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 80% | 80% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.6% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.7% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 80.6% | 84% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.2% | 87% |
| 2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 89.1% | 90% |
| 2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 78% | 84.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 82.6% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 77.3% | 85% |
| 2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 87.7% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95% | 89.8% | 90.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.4% | 90.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 88.3% | 90.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 89.3% | 93% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.1% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 83.8% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 83.8% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 84.8% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.4% | 85% |
| 2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 76% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 81.9% | 85.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 80.6% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 79.2% | 86% |
| 2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 88.5% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 90.9% | 91.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 91.5% | 92% |
| 2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 89% | 91.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 87.1% | 91% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 81.4% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.1% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 83.7% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 83.5% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 83% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.4% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 78.5% | 88.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 88.6% | 91% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.6% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 64.3% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68.4% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 71.1% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 68.2% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 69.3% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 64.2% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 81.8% | 82% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.2% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 84.9% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83.6% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 87.2% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 84.3% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 84.8% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 85.6% | 92.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 81.5% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 64.3% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 68% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 71.7% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 72.8% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 68.3% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 66.4% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.6% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 85.3% | 88% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86.8% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 67.6% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 73.3% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 71.7% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 74.1% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.5% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 77% | 79% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 84.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 84.5% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 83.3% | 86.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.9% | 87% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 82% | 88% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83.9% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.3% | 90.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 72.6% | 79% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 71.4% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 62.7% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 62.3% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 66.1% | 77% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 68.5% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 66.3% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 72.1% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.2% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 82.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 85.6% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 81.8% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 82.8% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 80.7% | 87.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 81.6% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 88.6% | 92.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 82.8% | 88% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 67.1% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 65.3% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 67.2% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 67.1% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 68.8% | 79% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 68.7% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 73.0% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.9% | 90% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 85.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.5% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 61.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 60.5% | 74% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 67.1% | 77.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 66.9% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 70.8% | 81.3% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 85.1% | 85% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 86.5% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 88.7% | 89.9% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 89.3% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.4% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 87.1% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 90.2% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 89.3% | 94.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86.6% | 88% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 83.8% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 65.7% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68% | 79.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 68.8% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 72.6% | 86.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 70.4% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 79.1% | 89.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 80.5% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.3% | 85.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 87.1% | 87.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 83.6% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 85% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 83.1% | 90.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 85.9% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.9% | 92.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.4% | 89% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 58.6% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 66.2% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.8% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 66.6% | 77% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 60.9% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 66.1% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 65.1% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.6% | 91% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 84% | 88.4% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 85.5% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 61.5% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 60% | 72% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 56.2% | 71.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 69.5% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 70.3% | 80.5% |
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* Dawson Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.