📍 155 Salisbury Street, Holden, Worcester County, 01520
Dawson is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Holden, Worcester County. The school has 499 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wachusett school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dawson enrolls 499 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 395 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 8% |
| Asian | 23 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dawson is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 10, state house district 203.
Dawson is one of 13 schools in Wachusett, based in Jefferson, Massachusetts. The district serves 6,557 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 499 students, Dawson is close to the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large