Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAWSON SPRINGS INDEPENDENT·NCES 210150002200
Dawson Springs Elementary
317 Eli St, Dawson Springs, KY 42408 · (270) 797-3811 · Hopkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
268 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 71 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 69% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 47% · 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.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dawson Springs Elementary→Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Dawson Springs Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 →
Schools most like Dawson Springs Elementary
Dawson Springs Elementary's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Springs Elementary this school | 342 | 78.4% | 36.2% |
| Central Elementary School Paintsville | 341 | 77.1% | 53.2% |
| Heritage Elementary School Grayson | 336 | 77.1% | 40.2% |
| Rosspoint Elementary School Baxter | 369 | 77.2% | 51.4% |
| Clearfield Elementary School Clearfield | 299 | 77.3% | 33.4% |
| Jones Park Elementary Liberty | 312 | 77.6% | 43.9% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dawson Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hopkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #478 of 669 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #409 of 668 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #518 of 674 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #516 of 744 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #360 of 674 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #495 of 674 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #134 of 721 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #367 of 437 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
+27 (+9%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 342 | 22.9 | 14.9:1 | 78% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 22.8 | 13.8:1 | 72% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 21.3 | 12.5:1 | 70% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 66% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 67% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 74% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 69% (279) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dawson Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (355 to 342); teachers down 4% (24 to 22.9).
About Dawson Springs Elementary
Dawson Springs Elementary runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 342 students enrolled.
Dawson Springs Independent is the local district for Dawson Springs Elementary. It runs 2 schools with 631 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Dawson Springs Elementary. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Dawson Springs Elementary's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.9 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 78%. Across public schools in Hopkins County, the average is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Dawson Springs Elementary is C. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.0% for Dawson Springs Elementary. The school posts 36.2%, within a point of the prediction.
In the county around the school, Hopkins County, the median household income is $56,815, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Hopkins County is home to 22 public schools and about 6,896 public school students.
Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Dawson Springs Elementary. The ten-mile area around Dawson Springs Elementary holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 43.8%, higher than Dawson Springs Elementary's 36.2%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment gain, from 315 in 2020-21 to 342 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Dawson Springs Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,119
Census ACS
Median income
$56,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dawson Springs Independent
- Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 289 students
- DSISD Virtual AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School0.0 mi · 289
- West Hopkins School9.6 mi · 293
- Caldwell County Middle School11.5 mi · 400
- Caldwell County Elementary School11.6 mi · 386
- Caldwell County High School11.6 mi · 561
- Caldwell County Primary School11.7 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Dawson Springs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dawson Springs Elementary?
Dawson Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dawson Springs Elementary serve?
Dawson Springs Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dawson Springs Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Dawson Springs Elementary.
How diverse is Dawson Springs Elementary?
Dawson Springs Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Dawson Springs Elementary public or private?
Dawson Springs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dawson Springs Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.