DESOTO WEST MIDDLE vs KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY

How do these schools compare?

Metric DESOTO WEST MIDDLE KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY
Location DESOTO, TX DESOTO, TX
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle elementary
Enrollment 370 536
Student:Teacher Ratio 14.2:1 14.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 65.8% 47.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric DESOTO WEST MIDDLE KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,420 $13,420
District DESOTO ISD DESOTO ISD

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group DESOTO WEST MIDDLE KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY
White 1.4% 0.2%
African American 76.5% 84.0%
Hispanic or Latino 18.4% 12.1%
Asian 0.3% 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.5% 3.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric DESOTO WEST MIDDLE KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 185:1 536:1
Chronic Absenteeism 71.1% 14.4%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 63 15
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.