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Watson Technology Center School

Serves grades KG - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2601 Dairy Rd
Garland, TX 75041
Phone
(972) 926-2600
District
GARLAND ISD
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
527
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.3% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.8% of all U.S. schools.


Watson Technology Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
73%
47%
73%
50%
73%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
73%
47%
77%
47%
68%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
72%
52%
77%
56%
67%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 54 10.2%
Grade 1 64 12.1%
Grade 2 98 18.6%
Grade 3 98 18.6%
Grade 4 101 19.2%
Grade 5 112 21.3%
Total 527 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.3% 15.3% 26.7%
Black 16.7% 19.0% 13.3%
Hispanic 54.0% 54.2% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.9% 9.9% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.6% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.9% 71.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 51.6% 64.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.3% 6.6% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 305,853 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,607.5 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.0% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.0% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 12.1% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 100,421 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.1% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.1% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.6% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.3% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.7% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 5.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,353 $335,242,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $646 $34,080,000 5.6%
Staff $701 $37,010,000 6.0%
General Administration $68 $3,579,000 0.6%
School Administration $617 $32,532,000 5.3%
Operation $1,024 $54,010,000 8.8%
Transportation $316 $16,687,000 2.7%
Other $627 $33,065,000 5.4%
Total Support $3,998 $210,963,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,243 $65,610,000 10.7%
Total Expenditures $11,595 $611,815,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%