Dawson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Dawson Elementary School serves 548 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 53 schools in Corpus Christi ISD. By enrollment it is the 2047th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 31.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Corpus Christi ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481527007706 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Corpus Christi ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 548 | 33,103 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Dawson Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 32 elementary schools in Corpus Christi ISD, Dawson Elementary School is the 14th largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 390 students, so Dawson Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 92 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 71, against an average of 78 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 72 in kindergarten and 77 in grade 5. It also enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 84.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Corpus Christi ISD (82.2%). White students are next, at 11.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Corpus Christi ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Dawson Elementary School has 31.76 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 548 students would have about 37 teachers, so Dawson Elementary School has 5.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Club Estates, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 25 elementary schools within 5 miles and 40 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 84.9% |
| White | 11.7% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 72 |
| Grade 1 | 71 |
| Grade 2 | 84 |
| Grade 3 | 92 |
| Grade 4 | 75 |
| Grade 5 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6821 Sanders Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Phone: (361)878-0140
Website: dawson.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dawson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Estates | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.9 mi | 406 | 15.1 | 72.4% |
| Sanders Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.9 mi | 279 | 17.3 | 86.7% |
| Jones Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.1 mi | 520 | 16.8 | 54.4% |
| Schanen Estates Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.4 mi | 374 | 14.5 | 82.9% |
| Yeager Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.8 mi | 294 | 14.3 | 83% |
| Faye Webb Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.9 mi | 634 | 14.6 | 50.5% |
| Galvan Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.0 mi | 553 | 15.4 | 84.1% |
| Kostoryz Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.1 mi | 371 | 14.9 | 89.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.