James Dawson Elementary

Regular School · Huntsville, AL

James Dawson Elementary is a regular school school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades PK–06 with 447 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

447

Teachers (FTE)

26.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	311	70%
Hispanic/Latino	80	18%
White	26	6%
Two or more races	22	5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	447	220M / 227F

English Language Learners: 29 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=1%	24.1%	217
Reading Proficiency	24.0% -22.3pp	46.3%	221
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	54

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.71 grade levels

Math

-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	447	100%

Contact & Location

5308 Mastin Lake Rd NW

Huntsville, AL 35810

Phone: (256)428-7500

http://www.huntsvillecityschools.org

District

Huntsville City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,762

District enrollment: 23,776

Other Schools in District

Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School Elementary
Academy For Science Foreign Language Elementary
Blossomwood Elementary School Elementary
Challenger Elementary School Elementary
Chapman Elementary School Elementary
Farley Elementary School Elementary
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Elementary
Hampton Cove Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35810) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010180000650

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD