Recent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 5 points
59 to 64 2024-25 to 2025-26
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Dawson School
Dawson County · Region 17: Lubbock · 145 students
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- Current score
- 81/1002025-26
- Change
- +30 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- +1.0 ptsvs 80 average · 2,000 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 946 of 2,000tied with 78 others
- Score vs region
- −0.5 ptsvs 81.5 average · 182 rated schools in Region 17: Lubbock
- Region 17: Lubbock placement
- 96 of 182tied with 5 others
- Score vs county
- −5.0 ptsvs 86 average · 4 rated schools in Dawson County
- Score vs similar-size group
- −1.0 ptsvs 82 average · 745 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 425 of 745tied with 32 others
- Score vs state
- −0.3 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 4,141 of 7,646tied with 260 others
B81
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 56 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 80 average for 2,000 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is below the 81.5 average for 182 rated schools in Region 17: Lubbock.The current score is below the 86 average for 4 rated schools in Dawson County.The current score is below the 82 average for 745 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is level with the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Current strength
School Progress above the similar-context average
83 +2.2 pts vs 80.8
- 83 is 2.2 points above the 80.8 average among 1,889 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Current strength
Student Achievement above the similar-context average
85 +7.1 pts vs 77.9
- 85 is 7.1 points above the 77.9 average among 1,897 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 5 points
59 to 64 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureCurrent strength
Student Achievement above the Region 17: Lubbock average
85 +5.5 pts vs 79.5
- 85 is 5.5 points above the 79.5 average among 173 schools in Region 17: Lubbock reporting this measure.
Current strength
Relative Performance above the Region 17: Lubbock average
83 +3 pts vs 80
- 83 is 3 points above the 80 average among 172 schools in Region 17: Lubbock reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 5 points
59 to 64 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureRecent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 5 points
59 to 64 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureCurrent strength
Student Achievement above the similar-size average
85 +4 pts vs 81
- 85 is 4 points above the 81 average among 672 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
Current strength
Relative Performance above the similar-size average
83 +2.7 pts vs 80.3
- 83 is 2.7 points above the 80.3 average among 671 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
Academic Growth rose 5 points
59 to 64 2024-25 to 2025-26
See the full measureCurrent strength
Student Achievement above the Texas average
85 +6.4 pts vs 78.6
- 85 is 6.4 points above the 78.6 average among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
Current strength
Relative Performance above the Texas average
83 +4.6 pts vs 78.4
- 83 is 4.6 points above the 78.4 average among 7,237 Texas schools reporting this measure.
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Read the full rating context and placement
Dawson School is rated B by TEA, scoring 81 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80 average for 2,000 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 30 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 946th of 2,000 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 78 others).
Dawson School is rated B by TEA, scoring 81 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.5 average for 182 rated schools in Region 17: Lubbock. It is up 30 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 96th of 182 rated schools in Region 17: Lubbock (tied with 5 others).
Dawson School is rated B by TEA, scoring 81 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 86 average for 4 rated schools in Dawson County. It is up 30 points since 2021-22.
Dawson School is rated B by TEA, scoring 81 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 82 average for 745 similarly sized rated schools. It is up 30 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 425th of 745 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 32 others).
Dawson School is rated B by TEA, scoring 81 out of 100 for 2025-26 — level with the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is up 30 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 4,141st of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 260 others).
Put the numbers in context
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5 years of ratings
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Compare against
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 Not Rated with 56 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 | 81 | 80.0 2,000 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | B | 82 | 79.7 1,976 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | C | 77 | 77.8 1,956 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | B | 80 | 78.3 1,923 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | F | 51 | 82.2 1,899 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 School
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,000 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 85 | B | 5 |
| School Progress | 83 | B | 7 |
| Closing the Gaps | 71 | C | 9 |
| Academic Growth | 64 | D | 6 |
| Relative Performance | 83 | B | 7 |
Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 5 points 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 Student Achievement (85), so School Progress (83) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 85.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,000 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.
Graduation
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+6.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 455 rated schools reporting
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 461 rated schools reporting
These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.
College, career and military readiness
- Total credit for CCMR criteria
- 100.0%+12.1 pts vs similar economic context
| Criterion | This school% of graduates | Averagesimilar economic context | Differencepercentage points | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 87.9% | +12.1 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 495 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 100.0% | 59.8% | +40.2 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 0.0% | 27.9% | −27.9 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 10.8% | −10.8 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 0.0% | 34.0% | −34.0 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 20.0% | 38.2% | −18.2 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.7% | −1.7 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 6.8% | −6.8 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 3.6% | −3.6 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.2% | −3.2 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 0.0% | 7.9% | −7.9 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.0% | 3.3% | −3.3 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 498 rated schools reporting |
Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.
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
- 145
- Economically disadvantaged
- 64.1%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 9.0%−8.6 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 8.3%−10.6 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 91.8%−2.3 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 36.2%+19.6 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Dawson School
- African American 0.7%
- Hispanic 77.2%
- White 20.7%
- Asian 0.7%
- Two or More Races 0.7%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,000 reporting for every category shown · 2,000 in full cohort
- African American 11.1%
- Hispanic 51.2%
- White 31.3%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.7%
Selected comparison average For Region 17: Lubbock · 182 reporting for every category shown · 182 in full cohort
- African American 5%
- Hispanic 61%
- White 30.8%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 1%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 1.9%
Selected comparison average For Dawson County · 4 reporting for every category shown · 4 in full cohort
- African American 0.9%
- Hispanic 61.6%
- White 34.9%
- American Indian 0.5%
- Asian 0.5%
- Two or More Races 1.6%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 745 reporting for every category shown · 745 in full cohort
- African American 6.2%
- Hispanic 45.7%
- White 43.9%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 0.8%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3%
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
- 145
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 93
- Emergent bilingual students
- 13
- Special education students
- 12
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 22
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 140
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 15.7%
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 145 students in 2025–26, an increase of 5 (3.6%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 145
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- +5
Increase · +3.6%
- Change since 2021–22
- −4
Decrease · −2.7%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 145
- Selected comparison
- 621.2
| School year | Students enrolledDawson School | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 149 | First available year | 636 |
| 2022–23 | 139 | Decrease of 10 (6.7%) | 642.5 |
| 2023–24 | 132 | Decrease of 7 (5.0%) | 639.1 |
| 2024–25 | 140 | Increase of 8 (6.1%) | 634.5 |
| 2025–26 | 145 | Increase of 5 (3.6%) | 621.2 |
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
- Not reported
Rate not available
- Disciplinary actions
- Not reported
Rate not available
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 158
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 | 166 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 180 | Suppressed | — | 15 | 8.33 | — | 29.7 |
| 2022–23 | 165 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 155 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | 158 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| In-school suspensions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 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 School
- Parent district: Dawson ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $12,788
- Selected comparison
- $12,657
For 2025, TEA reported $12,788 per student for this campus, $22,768 per student for its parent district, Dawson 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 School | Parent district: Dawson ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $11,569 | $17,674 | $13,054 | $7,919 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,827 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $10,507 | $18,362 | $13,108 | $8,077 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,843 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $8,839 | $13,777 | $14,058 | $8,661 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,866 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $9,879 | $14,896 | $14,797 | $9,089 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,878 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $9,430 | $15,440 | $15,708 | $10,429 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,900 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $12,594 | $22,404 | $16,792 | $11,140 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,923 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $14,538 | $23,100 | $18,125 | $12,058 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,952 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $12,788 | $22,768 | $18,972 | $12,657 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,972 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
- $53,582−$12,792 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 13−29.0 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 10.9−3.0 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Dawson School
- Beginning 14.3%
- 1 to 5 years 21.1%
- 6 to 10 years 7.5%
- 11 to 20 years 14.3%
- 21 to 30 years 14.3%
- Over 30 years 28.6%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,000 reporting for every category shown · 2,000 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 26.3%
- 6 to 10 years 19.1%
- 11 to 20 years 28%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 4.1%
Selected comparison average For Region 17: Lubbock · 182 reporting for every category shown · 182 in full cohort
- Beginning 7.4%
- 1 to 5 years 25.5%
- 6 to 10 years 18.1%
- 11 to 20 years 27.1%
- 21 to 30 years 16.6%
- Over 30 years 4.7%
Selected comparison average For Dawson County · 4 reporting for every category shown · 4 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.3%
- 6 to 10 years 20.9%
- 11 to 20 years 24.4%
- 21 to 30 years 12.6%
- Over 30 years 10.7%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 745 reporting for every category shown · 745 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.8%
- 1 to 5 years 22.9%
- 6 to 10 years 16.8%
- 11 to 20 years 27.8%
- 21 to 30 years 18.1%
- Over 30 years 6.5%
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 School · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 10 | 18 |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 18.2 |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 18.4 |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 18.6 |
| Grade 4 | 12.8 | 19 |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 19.8 |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 17.7 |
| Secondary English | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| Secondary math | 10.1 | 15.9 |
| Secondary science | 9.3 | 17.3 |
| Secondary social studies | 11 | 17.2 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 11 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 comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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