Impact of COVID-19 on Dawson
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 159th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 161st of 928 Elementary schools | 0.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dawson) | 76 | 64.4 | 11.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wachusett) | 72 | 55.2 | 16.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dawson) | 72 | 65.8 | 6.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wachusett) | 62 | 47 | 15% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dawson) | 63 | 50 | 13% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wachusett) | 64 | 46.8 | 17.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Dawson) | 63 | 65.6 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wachusett) | 61 | 53.6 | 7.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dawson) | 72 | 64 | 8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wachusett) | 58 | 56.7 | 1.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Dawson) | 70 | 64 | 6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wachusett) | 64 | 59.2 | 4.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Dawson) | 64 | 58.7 | 5.3% |
5th Grade Science (Wachusett) | 62 | 56.7 | 5.3% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Dawson) | 70 | 58.8 | 11.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Wachusett) | 68 | 54.5 | 13.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Dawson) | 68 | 65.1 | 2.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Wachusett) | 64 | 54.1 | 9.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Dawson) | 64 | 58.7 | 5.3% |
All Grades Science (Wachusett) | 67 | 58.1 | 8.9% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 479 | 499 | 4.2% |
African American | 20 | 17 | 15% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 22 | 23 | 4.5% |
Hispanic | 23 | 40 | 73.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 403 | 395 | 2% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 22 | 100% |