📍 6821 Sanders Dr, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, 78413
Dawson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Corpus Christi, Nueces County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Susie Croteau. It is part of the Corpus Christi Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dawson el enrolls 480 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 392 | 82% |
| White | 63 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
305 of the school's 480 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dawson el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 34.
Dawson el is one of 57 schools in CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, based in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. The district serves 33,103 students district-wide and employs 2,103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 480 students, Dawson el is smaller than the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large