Watson Technology Center
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Garland, Texas
Watson Technology Center in Garland, Texas enrolled 529 students in 2024-25 with 31.5 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69-73% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
527 students in 2022-23, 553 students in 2023-24, 529 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.5 to 31.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 527 | 31.5 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 35.2 | 15.7 |
| 2024-25 | 529 | 31.5 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary 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 524 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Watson Technology Center enrolled 524 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 524 of the 524 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent8.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.6% of students were Hispanic, 17.4% Black, 12.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic55.6%
- Black17.4%
- White12.5%
- Asian10.8%
- Two or more races3.8%
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 Watson Technology Center scored proficient or above: 69-73% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 69‑73% | 50% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 69% | 39% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
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.
Elementary schools in Garland
44 public elementary schools in Garland report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Garland Elementary | 941 | 15.7 | 72.1% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Garland | 759 | 16.2 | 54.4% |
| Daugherty Elementary | 757 | 16.5 | 90.5% |
| Abbett Elementary | 710 | 17.5 | 59.2% |
| Spring Creek Elementary | 673 | 16.8 | 70.1% |
| Golden Meadows Elementary | 643 | 16.1 | 90.8% |
| Ethridge Elementary | 642 | 16.9 | 85.5% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary | 640 | 16.9 | 80.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Watson Technology Center
- Hillside Acad for ExcelThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 446 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Kimberlin Acad for ExcelThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 474 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Watson Technology Center with Hillside Acad for ExcelStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Garland ISD spends per student$12,534 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,534
- The largest public schools in TexasWatson Technology Center is the number 2,171 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,171 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.8:1
- 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 Watson Technology Center
How many students attend Watson Technology Center?
529 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 527 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Garland, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Watson Technology Center?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Watson Technology Center a Title I school?
Watson Technology Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Watson Technology Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Watson Technology Center scored proficient or above: 69-73% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas'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 Watson Technology Center in?
Garland ISD, NCES district ID 4820340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482034002050 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.