Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001433
Dawson Elementary School
180 Northstar Dr, Columbus, GA 31907 · (706)683-8732 · Muscogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
311 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2023-24 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
16.0%
GA avg 41.8% . +8.8pp since 2021
Math
10.4%
GA avg 42.9% . +6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 42 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 10.4% |
| 2022-23 | 13.3% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 7.2% | 4.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Dawson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #1,179 of 1,208 | #27 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #1,196 of 1,215 ▼ 1 | #27 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,109 of 1,215 ▲ 54 | #21 of 32 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #1,234 of 1,324 | #31 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,264 of 1,301 | #29 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #1,076 of 1,301 | #29 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #320 of 1,312 | #9 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
311
+43 (+16%) vs 2017
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.2:1
% White
3%
was 3%
% Hispanic
8%
was 3%
% Black
83%
was 91%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 18.6 | 16.6:1 | 96% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 20 | 15.5:1 | 97% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 16.5 | 16.2:1 | 94% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 16 | 18.0:1 | 99% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 81% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 63% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dawson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (268 to 311); teachers up 33% (16.5 to 22).
About Dawson Elementary School
Dawson Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Columbus, Georgia. It teaches 311 students in pre-K through 5. It has 49% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Dawson Elementary School is one school in a 54-school district, Muscogee County, which enrolls 30,091 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Dawson Elementary School is Black, at 83%. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 47%. The diversity index for Dawson Elementary School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-24. That rate is above the 86% average among public schools in Muscogee County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Dawson Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 12.4% actual against 25.7% predicted.
The school's county is Muscogee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $58,073 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Dawson Elementary School shares Muscogee County with 56 other public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Mary A Buckner Academy, is the closest to Dawson Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Dawson Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Dawson Elementary School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 6 years from 2017-18 to 2023-24, enrollment rose 16%. In 2017-18, 91% of students were Black; in 2023-24, 83% were. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 14.1:1 over the same years.
Dawson Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other Dawson Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dawson Elementary. Dawson Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Dawson Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 548 students
- Dawson Elementary SchoolALLEGAN, MI · 278 students
- Dawson Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 196 students
- DAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSON, MS · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Mary A Buckner Academy0.2 mi · 789
- St. Marys Video and Communication Technology0.8 mi · 418
- Dimon Elementary1.1 mi · 358
- Lonnie Jackson Academy1.7 mi · 395
- Rothschild Leadership Academy School1.7 mi · 498
- Georgetown Elementary School1.9 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Dawson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dawson Elementary School?
Dawson Elementary School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dawson Elementary School serve?
Dawson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dawson Elementary School have?
Dawson Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dawson Elementary School?
At Dawson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 8% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Dawson Elementary School in?
Dawson Elementary School is part of Muscogee County.
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