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Nell Dawson Elementary Primary School
1303 Sunset Ave
Coalinga CA, 93210, Fresno County
Phone: 559-935-7580
Ranking: 
(5,480 out of 6,930, bottom 21%)*
(5,480 out of 6,930, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 3
School District: Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District
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: | 18 | 19 | 19 | NA | NA | 24 | 23 | 29 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 401 | 438 | 434 | 521 | 509 | 412 | 463 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 75 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Grade 2: | 192 | 47.9% | 211 | 48.2% | 215 | 49.5% | 215 | 41.3% | 227 | 44.6% | 193 | 46.8% | 218 | 47.1% |
| Grade 3: | 202 | 50.4% | 219 | 50.0% | 218 | 50.2% | 226 | 43.4% | 199 | 39.1% | 213 | 51.7% | 238 | 51.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 210 | 52.4% | 223 | 50.9% | 237 | 54.6% | 276 | 53.0% | 263 | 51.7% | 219 | 53.2% | 234 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 191 | 47.6% | 215 | 49.1% | 197 | 45.4% | 245 | 47.0% | 246 | 48.3% | 193 | 46.8% | 225 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 322 | 80.3% | 340 | 77.6% | 319 | 73.5% | 381 | 73.1% | 360 | 70.7% | 297 | 72.1% | 335 | 72.4% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.9% |
| White: | 58 | 14.5% | 61 | 13.9% | 80 | 18.4% | 108 | 20.7% | 119 | 23.4% | 76 | 18.4% | 103 | 22.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.2% | 18 | 4.1% | 11 | 2.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 22 | 5.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 303 | 75.6% | 333 | 76.0% | NA | NA | 352 | 67.6% | 333 | 65.4% | 279 | 67.7% | 254 | 54.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 11.7% | 38 | 8.7% | NA | NA | 50 | 9.6% | 44 | 8.6% | 33 | 8.0% | 36 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.28 | 23.05 | 22.84 | NA | NA | 21.21 | 15.80 | 16.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.1 | 291.2 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.9 | 298.2 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.9 | 315.4 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.5 | 311.6 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.3 | 312.5 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 327.5 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.1 | 335.4 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.2 | 333.6 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.3 | 332.3 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.1 | 329.7 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.4 | 319 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 326.1 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 339 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.5 | 327.2 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 327.6 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 335.1 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 363 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 350.4 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.1 | 358.4 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.0 | 354.7 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 291.1 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.2 | 295.7 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 300.4 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 298.3 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.4 | 301.9 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 311.7 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 314 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.2 | 329.6 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 336.3 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 326.7 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.3 | 322.2 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 330.6 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 334.7 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.3 | 337.6 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 335.4 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.2 | 336.5 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.6 | 355.2 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.2 | 402.7 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.5 | 389.7 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.5 | 382.6 | 399.0 |
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* Nell Dawson Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.