Dawson School in Holden, Massachusetts (MA)

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155 SALISBURY STREET
Holden, MA 1520

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County name: Worcester
School type: Regular School
Grade span: Primary kindergarten - 5th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (508) 829-6828 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.338
Longitude: -071.849770

Enrollment in Dawson School

2007 Student Enrollment: 526

Primary Kindergarten Enrollment: 55
Kindergarten Enrollment: 67
1st grade Enrollment: 77
2nd grade Enrollment: 83
3rd grade Enrollment: 88
4th grade Enrollment: 78
5th grade Enrollment: 78

Male students (%): 56.1%

Here:	56.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 43.9%

Here:	43.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 94.3%

This school:	94.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 0.2%

Dawson School:	0.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 1.70%

Here:	1.70%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.19%

Genders in Dawson School

Grades in Dawson School

Races in Dawson School

First Language Not English #: 10
Limited English Proficient #: 7
Special Education #: 124
Low-Income #: 20
Free Lunch #: 14
Reduced Lunch #: 6

First Language Not English %: 1.9%

Here:	1.9%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.3%

Dawson School:	1.3%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 23.6%

Here:	23.6%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 3.8%

This school:	3.8%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 2.7%

Here:	2.7%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 1.1%

Here:	1.1%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 510

Primary Kindergarten Enrollment: 52
Kindergarten Enrollment: 66
1st grade Enrollment: 83
2nd grade Enrollment: 90
3rd grade Enrollment: 76
4th grade Enrollment: 76
5th grade Enrollment: 67

Male students (%): 52.9%

Here:	52.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 47.1%

Here:	47.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 93.7%

This school:	93.7%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 2.9%

Here:	2.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.20%

Here:	0.20%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 2.00%

Here:	2.00%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.15%

Genders in Dawson School

Grades in Dawson School

Races in Dawson School

First Language Not English #: 22
Limited English Proficient #: 6
Special Education #: 109
Low-Income #: 15

First Language Not English %: 4.3%

Here:	4.3%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.2%

This school:	1.2%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 21.4%

Here:	21.4%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 2.9%

Here:	2.9%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 483

Primary Kindergarten Enrollment: 48
Kindergarten Enrollment: 61
1st grade Enrollment: 94
2nd grade Enrollment: 77
3rd grade Enrollment: 75
4th grade Enrollment: 70
5th grade Enrollment: 58

White students (%): 95.2%

Here:	95.2%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Asian students (%): 4.1%

Here:	4.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.20%

This school:	0.20%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.3%

Here:	51.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.7%

Here:	48.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Dawson School

Races in Dawson School

First Language Not English #: 22
Limited English Proficient #: 4
Special Education #: 107
Low-Income #: 17

First Language Not English %: 4.6%

Here:	4.6%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 22.2%

Here:	22.2%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 3.5%

Dawson School:	3.5%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 495

Primary Kindergarten Enrollment: 46
Kindergarten Enrollment: 91
1st grade Enrollment: 72
2nd grade Enrollment: 74
3rd grade Enrollment: 70
4th grade Enrollment: 61
5th grade Enrollment: 81

White students (%): 97.4%

Dawson School:	97.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 0.2%

Dawson School:	0.2%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 51.3%

Here:	51.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 48.7%

Here:	48.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Dawson School

Races in Dawson School

First Language Not English #: 18
Limited English Proficient #: 3
Special Education #: 99
Low-Income #: 18

First Language Not English %: 3.6%

Here:	3.6%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.6%

This school:	0.6%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 20.0%

This school:	20.0%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 3.6%

Dawson School:	3.6%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 465

Primary Kindergarten Enrollment: 45
Kindergarten Enrollment: 64
1st grade Enrollment: 77
2nd grade Enrollment: 66
3rd grade Enrollment: 58
4th grade Enrollment: 81
5th grade Enrollment: 74

White students (%): 97.8%

Dawson School:	97.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 0.4%

Dawson School:	0.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.8%

Here:	53.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.2%

Dawson School:	46.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Dawson School

Races in Dawson School

First Language Not English #: 20
Low-Income #: 15

First Language Not English %: 4.3%

Here:	4.3%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Low-Income %: 3.2%

Here:	3.2%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 496

Kindergarten Enrollment: 76
1st grade Enrollment: 72
2nd grade Enrollment: 68
3rd grade Enrollment: 61
4th grade Enrollment: 79
5th grade Enrollment: 76
6th grade Enrollment: 64

White students (%): 97.8%

This school:	97.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 1.4%

This school:	1.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 54.4%

Here:	54.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 45.6%

Here:	45.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Dawson School

Races in Dawson School

First Language Not English #: 14
Low-Income #: 14

First Language Not English %: 2.8%

Here:	2.8%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Low-Income %: 2.8%

Dawson School:	2.8%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 460

Kindergarten Enrollment: 50
1st grade Enrollment: 64
2nd grade Enrollment: 57
3rd grade Enrollment: 73
4th grade Enrollment: 67
5th grade Enrollment: 63
6th grade Enrollment: 86

White students (%): 97.2%

Dawson School:	97.2%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 0.4%

Dawson School:	0.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 0.4%

Dawson School:	0.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 54.1%

Here:	54.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 45.9%

Here:	45.9%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Dawson School

Races in Dawson School

First Language Not English #: 14
Low-Income #: 13

First Language Not English %: 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Low-Income %: 2.8%

This school:	2.8%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

Out-of-School Suspensions count: 1

Average number of Absences: 6.7

Here:	6.7
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 96.0%

Here:	96.0%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 0.2%

Dawson School:	0.2%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count: 7.4

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.6%

This school:	95.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count: 11.6

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.3%

Here:	93.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count: 11.4

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.4%

This school:	93.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count: 20
Out-of-School Suspensions count: 12

In-School Suspensions Rate: 87.9%

Dawson School:	87.9%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 2.6%

Dawson School:	2.6%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

Teacher Count in Dawson School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Dawson School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers: 33
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas: 32

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 96.8%

Here:	96.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.2

Dawson School:	16.2
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers: 33
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas: 29

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 93.9%

Here:	93.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 93.1%

Here:	93.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.5

Here:	15.5
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers: 31
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas: 28

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.6

Here:	15.6
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers: 32
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas: 27

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.5

Here:	15.5
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8