Recent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
83 to 85 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 85 is 8.1 points above the 76.9 average among 1,899 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
Dawson Elem
Nueces County · Region 02: Corpus Christi · 562 students
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- Current score
- 88/1002025-26
- Change
- −5 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- +8.5 ptsvs 79.5 average · 2,010 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 398 of 2,010tied with 57 others
- Score vs region
- +7.3 ptsvs 80.7 average · 191 rated schools in Region 02: Corpus Christi
- Region 02: Corpus Christi placement
- 43 of 191tied with 5 others
- Score vs county
- +5.5 ptsvs 82.5 average · 97 rated schools in Nueces County
- Nueces County placement
- 23 of 97among reporting schools
- Score vs similar-size group
- +7.7 ptsvs 80.3 average · 4,744 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 1,204 of 4,744tied with 137 others
- Score vs state
- +6.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 2,199 of 7,646tied with 256 others
B88
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 89 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 79.5 average for 2,010 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 80.7 average for 191 rated schools in Region 02: Corpus Christi.The current score is above the 82.5 average for 97 rated schools in Nueces County.The current score is above the 80.3 average for 4,744 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 57%vs 47.2% avg · +9.8 pts
- Masters
- 31%vs 19.1% avg · +11.9 pts
Among 1,899 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 54%vs 41.6% avg · +12.4 pts
- Masters
- 30%vs 15.9% avg · +14.1 pts
Among 1,888 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
83 to 85 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 85 is 7 points above the 78 average among 164 schools in Region 02: Corpus Christi reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Region 02: Corpus Christi averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 57%vs 49.8% avg · +7.2 pts
- Masters
- 31%vs 20.3% avg · +10.7 pts
Among 164 schools in Region 02: Corpus Christi reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Region 02: Corpus Christi averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 54%vs 44.3% avg · +9.7 pts
- Masters
- 30%vs 17.3% avg · +12.7 pts
Among 164 schools in Region 02: Corpus Christi reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
83 to 85 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 85 is 5.6 points above the 79.4 average among 82 schools in Nueces County reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Nueces County averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 57%vs 51.5% avg · +5.5 pts
- Masters
- 31%vs 22.3% avg · +8.7 pts
Among 82 schools in Nueces County reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Nueces County averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 54%vs 46.4% avg · +7.6 pts
- Masters
- 30%vs 19.1% avg · +10.9 pts
Among 82 schools in Nueces County reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
83 to 85 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 85 is 7.9 points above the 77.1 average among 4,549 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 57%vs 50.2% avg · +6.8 pts
- Masters
- 31%vs 23.6% avg · +7.4 pts
Among 4,549 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 54%vs 47.3% avg · +6.7 pts
- Masters
- 30%vs 21% avg · +9 pts
Among 4,549 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
83 to 85 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 85 is 6.4 points above the 78.6 average among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 57%vs 50.8% avg · +6.2 pts
- Masters
- 31%vs 22.8% avg · +8.2 pts
Among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 54%vs 46.3% avg · +7.7 pts
- Masters
- 30%vs 19.7% avg · +10.3 pts
Among 7,227 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSelected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.
Read the full rating context and placement
Dawson Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 88 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.5 average for 2,010 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 398th of 2,010 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 57 others).
Dawson Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 88 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.7 average for 191 rated schools in Region 02: Corpus Christi. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 43rd of 191 rated schools in Region 02: Corpus Christi (tied with 5 others).
Dawson Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 88 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.5 average for 97 rated schools in Nueces County. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 23rd of 97 rated schools in Nueces County.
Dawson Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 88 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.3 average for 4,744 similarly sized rated schools. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,204th of 4,744 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 137 others).
Dawson Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 88 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 2,199th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 256 others).
Put the numbers in context
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2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 89 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
View the yearly scores and comparisons
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 88 | 79.5 2,010 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | B | 89 | 79.3 1,987 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | B | 86 | 77.3 1,973 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | B | 84 | 77.8 1,940 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | A | 93 | 82.1 1,919 reporting | 83.7 7,283 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Dawson Elem
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,010 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 85 | B | 5 |
| School Progress | 89 | B | 1 |
| Closing the Gaps | 84 | B | 6 |
| Academic Growth | 89 | B | 1 |
| Relative Performance | 88 | B | 2 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 1 point below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (89), so Student Achievement (85) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 89.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,010 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 562
- Economically disadvantaged
- 67.4%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 8.2%−11.2 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 17.6%−1.3 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 94.2%+0.2 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 17.1%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Dawson Elem
- African American 2.9%
- Hispanic 83.4%
- White 11.8%
- Asian 0.2%
- Two or More Races 1.8%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,010 reporting for every category shown · 2,010 in full cohort
- African American 12%
- Hispanic 54.3%
- White 27.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.6%
Selected comparison average For Region 02: Corpus Christi · 191 reporting for every category shown · 191 in full cohort
- African American 1.9%
- Hispanic 77.5%
- White 17.9%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 1%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 1.5%
Selected comparison average For Nueces County · 97 reporting for every category shown · 97 in full cohort
- African American 3%
- Hispanic 77.7%
- White 15.9%
- American Indian 0.1%
- Asian 1.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 1.8%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,744 reporting for every category shown · 4,744 in full cohort
- African American 12.1%
- Hispanic 54.7%
- White 24.6%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.6%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.5%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 561
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 378
- Emergent bilingual students
- 46
- Special education students
- 99
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 67
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 441
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 15.2%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 562 students in 2025–26, an increase of 14 (2.6%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 562
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- +14
Increase · +2.6%
- Change since 2021–22
- +86
Increase · +18.1%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 562
- Selected comparison
- 639.1
| School year | Students enrolledDawson Elem | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 476 | First available year | 650.2 |
| 2022–23 | 480 | Increase of 4 (0.8%) | 657.8 |
| 2023–24 | 517 | Increase of 37 (7.7%) | 657.6 |
| 2024–25 | 548 | Increase of 31 (6.0%) | 654.7 |
| 2025–26 | 562 | Increase of 14 (2.6%) | 639.1 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Disciplinary actions
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 594
2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 562 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 509 | 15 | 3.0% | 36 | 7.07 | 12.8% | 30.1 |
| 2022–23 | 517 | Suppressed | — | 10 | 1.93 | — | 32.2 |
| 2023–24 | 541 | 14 | 2.6% | 24 | 4.44 | 13.2% | 31.9 |
| 2024–25 | 594 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| In-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Dawson Elem
- Parent district: Corpus Christi ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $8,610
- Selected comparison
- $13,206
For 2025, TEA reported $8,610 per student for this campus, $17,521 per student for its parent district, Corpus Christi ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Dawson Elem | Parent district: Corpus Christi ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $7,258 | $12,440 | $13,054 | $7,986 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $7,456 | $13,333 | $13,108 | $8,149 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,863 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $8,224 | $12,530 | $14,058 | $8,711 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,883 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $8,852 | $13,918 | $14,797 | $9,205 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,896 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $9,028 | $13,018 | $15,708 | $10,493 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,919 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $13,928 | $16,350 | $16,792 | $11,215 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,942 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $17,965 | $17,648 | $18,125 | $12,342 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,971 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $8,610 | $17,521 | $18,972 | $13,206 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,986 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
- Average salary
- $60,045−$6,491 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 33−9.7 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 16.8+2.9 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Dawson Elem
- Beginning 10.2%
- 1 to 5 years 26.9%
- 6 to 10 years 15%
- 11 to 20 years 26.9%
- 21 to 30 years 12%
- Over 30 years 9%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,010 reporting for every category shown · 2,010 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.3%
- 1 to 5 years 26.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.1%
- 11 to 20 years 27.9%
- 21 to 30 years 15.6%
- Over 30 years 3.9%
Selected comparison average For Region 02: Corpus Christi · 191 reporting for every category shown · 191 in full cohort
- Beginning 5%
- 1 to 5 years 23.1%
- 6 to 10 years 17.7%
- 11 to 20 years 28.6%
- 21 to 30 years 17.3%
- Over 30 years 5.2%
Selected comparison average For Nueces County · 97 reporting for every category shown · 97 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.7%
- 1 to 5 years 23%
- 6 to 10 years 17.3%
- 11 to 20 years 27.6%
- 21 to 30 years 16.3%
- Over 30 years 3.9%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,744 reporting for every category shown · 4,744 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.1%
- 1 to 5 years 26.4%
- 6 to 10 years 19.7%
- 11 to 20 years 29%
- 21 to 30 years 15.6%
- Over 30 years 3.1%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classDawson Elem · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17.7 | 18 |
| Grade 1 | 18.4 | 18.2 |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 18.4 |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 18.7 |
| Grade 4 | 18.8 | 19 |
| Grade 5 | 19.2 | 20 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this school ranks best
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Where this comes from
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