Dawson

Dawson is a mid-sized elementary school in Holden, Massachusetts, (ZIP code 01520). It reports enrollment of 487 students in kindergarten through 5. The school is 28% larger than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Wachusett (13 schools, 6,557 students) runs Dawson.

At Dawson, 79% of students are White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dawson scores 36%.

There are about 13.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Dawson, which has 35.9. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here.

Worcester County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $95,939 a year, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Dawson shares Worcester County with 256 other public schools.

Davis Hill Elementary, about 1.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Dawson, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment rose 9% over 4 years, reaching 487 in 2024-25. The ratio was 15.9:1 in 2020-21 and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.

Dawson has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.