Harold B Dawson Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · West Peoria, Illinois
Harold B Dawson Middle School in West Peoria, Illinois enrolled 331 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 3% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
360 students in 2022-23, 326 students in 2023-24, 331 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.5 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 360 | 18.5 | 19.5 |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 19.8 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 331 | 21.0 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 354 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harold B Dawson Middle School enrolled 354 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 97 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 354 of the 354 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions97
- Chronically absent40.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.8% of students were Black, 13.3% of two or more races, 11.2% White in 2024-25.
- Black66.8%
- Two or more races13.3%
- White11.2%
- Hispanic7.3%
- American Indian0.9%
- Asian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Harold B Dawson Middle School scored proficient or above: 3% in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 3% | 13% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 1% or less | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Harold B Dawson Middle School
- Sterling Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 374 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Pleasant Valley Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 166 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Harold B Dawson Middle School with Sterling Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Peoria SD 150 spends per student$18,400 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,400
- The largest public schools in IllinoisHarold B Dawson Middle School is the number 421 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#421 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.15.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Harold B Dawson Middle School
How many students attend Harold B Dawson Middle School?
331 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 360 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in West Peoria, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Harold B Dawson Middle School?
15.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Harold B Dawson Middle School a Title I school?
Harold B Dawson Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Harold B Dawson Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Harold B Dawson Middle School scored proficient or above: 3% in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Harold B Dawson Middle School in?
Peoria SD 150, NCES district ID 1731230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173123005329 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.