Dawson Elementary Primary School
6878 Old 125 Rd
Scotland Neck NC, 27874, Halifax County
Phone: 252-826-4905
Ranking: 
(1,862 out of 1,874, bottom 1%)*
(1,862 out of 1,874, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Halifax County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 150 | 180 | 191 | 217 | 204 | 196 | 135 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 16 | 8.9% | 18 | 9.4% | 18 | 8.3% | 16 | 7.8% | NA | NA | 17 | 12.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 18 | 12.0% | 23 | 12.8% | 11 | 5.8% | 23 | 10.6% | 16 | 7.8% | 16 | 8.2% | 10 | 7.4% |
| Grade 1: | 29 | 19.3% | 16 | 8.9% | 27 | 14.1% | 20 | 9.2% | 14 | 6.9% | 13 | 6.6% | 15 | 11.1% |
| Grade 2: | 16 | 10.7% | 20 | 11.1% | 22 | 11.5% | 15 | 6.9% | 11 | 5.4% | 20 | 10.2% | 25 | 18.5% |
| Grade 3: | 17 | 11.3% | 19 | 10.6% | 17 | 8.9% | 14 | 6.5% | 25 | 12.3% | 28 | 14.3% | 20 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 33 | 22.0% | 46 | 25.6% | 42 | 22.0% | 53 | 24.4% | 73 | 35.8% | 64 | 32.7% | 23 | 17.0% |
| Grade 5: | 37 | 24.7% | 40 | 22.2% | 54 | 28.3% | 74 | 34.1% | 49 | 24.0% | 55 | 28.1% | 25 | 18.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 85 | 56.7% | 89 | 49.4% | 94 | 49.2% | 114 | 52.5% | 103 | 50.5% | 99 | 50.5% | 73 | 54.1% |
| Female: | 65 | 43.3% | 91 | 50.6% | 97 | 50.8% | 103 | 47.5% | 93 | 45.6% | 89 | 45.4% | 58 | 43.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 11.3% | 23 | 12.8% | 28 | 14.7% | 29 | 13.4% | 23 | 11.3% | 22 | 11.2% | 25 | 18.5% |
| Black: | 128 | 85.3% | 150 | 83.3% | 158 | 82.7% | 176 | 81.1% | 175 | 85.8% | 168 | 85.7% | 105 | 77.8% |
| White: | 2 | 1.3% | 4 | 2.2% | 2 | 1.0% | 9 | 4.1% | 4 | 2.0% | 5 | 2.6% | 5 | 3.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 141 | 94.0% | 154 | 85.6% | 160 | 83.8% | 83 | 38.2% | 189 | 92.6% | 161 | 82.1% | 110 | 81.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 4.0% | 12 | 6.7% | 4 | 2.1% | 9 | 4.1% | 11 | 5.4% | 17 | 8.7% | 9 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.64 | 16.54 | 14.69 | 18.08 | 20.40 | 16.30 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 37.5% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 52.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 50.7% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 51.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 51.9% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 55.3% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 22.3% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 79.2% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 66% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 30.5% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 37.8% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 39.7% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 36.6% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 42.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 19.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 49.6% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 49.1% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 45.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 54.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 45.5% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 50.7% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 53% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 21.6% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 77.9% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.1% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 32% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 40.4% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 39.6% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 39.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 38.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 21.3% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44.8% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 44.4% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 47.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 40.4% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 44.6% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 40.5% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 49.8% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 45.7% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 44.4% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 46.7% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 16.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 77.6% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 76.1% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 22.4% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 37.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 36.4% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 30.4% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 41.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 12.8% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 6.3% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 14.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 25% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 29.2% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 40.8% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 19.8% | 45.4% |
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* Dawson Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.