WATSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER

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Regular School · GARLAND, TX

WATSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER is a regular school school in GARLAND, Texas, serving grades KG–05 with 529 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

529

Teachers (FTE)

31.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	294	56%
Black or African American	92	17%
White	66	12%
Asian	57	11%
Two or more races	20	4%
Total enrollment	529	284M / 245F

English Language Learners: 221 (42% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50.0% +13.6pp	36.4%	320
Reading Proficiency	56.0% +14.7pp	41.3%	320
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	124

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)

+0.43 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

36 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	529	100%

Contact & Location

2601 DAIRY RD

GARLAND, TX 75041

Phone: (972)926-2600

http://www.garlandisd.net/watson

District

GARLAND ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,312

District enrollment: 52,767

Other Schools in District

ABBETT EL Elementary
B H FREEMAN AT GOLDEN MEADOWS EL Elementary
BACK EL Elementary
BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER Elementary
BRADFIELD EL Elementary
BULLOCK EL Elementary
CALDWELL EL Elementary
CLASSICAL CENTER AT VIAL EL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 75041) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

482034002050

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