📍 1303 Sunset Ave., Coalinga, Fresno County, 93210
Nell Dawson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Coalinga, Fresno County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Courtney Grewal. It is part of the Coalinga-Huron Unified school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Nell Dawson Elementary enrolls 453 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 370 | 82% |
| White | 62 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 453 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nell Dawson Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Nell Dawson Elementary is one of 11 schools in Coalinga-Huron Unified, based in Coalinga, California. The district serves 4,418 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, Nell Dawson Elementary is close to the district average of about 402 students per school.
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