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English Language Arts · School

Nell Dawson Elementary

405 students enrolled in 2024–25: 289 fluent in English, 116 English learners.

Nell Dawson Elementary: English Language Arts, distance from Standard Met-300-200-1001002000Meets standardUpper limit −23.3Lower limit −97.7Average −60.5Tested201519220162252017192201820020192182020No tests (COVID)2021Not reported20221912023204202422820251962026196Houses: share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Higher house, fewer eligible.2015: 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.77%2016: 79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.79%2017: 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.77%2018: 82% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.82%2019: 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.85%2021: 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.89%2022: 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.83%2023: 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.81%2024: 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.86%2025: 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.72%2026: 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.75%−56−44−60−51−57−81−66−82−54−54
The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade 3 bar

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 8.

All students

  • 3rd The average 3rd grader scores 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 2379 vs. 2432.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 152 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 44 students 93 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.