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Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

1200 Academy Way, Desoto, TX 75115 · (972) 274-8026 · Part of DeSoto Independent School District

DeSoto’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
536
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 11% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for DeSoto kids: Desoto H S

On the path

Where DeSoto kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet AcademyYou are here
9–12Desoto H Sin Desoto

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 Academy Way, Desoto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 156
Grade 240
Grade 362
Grade 472
Grade 563
Grade 670
Grade 758
Grade 857
Enrollment over time
483’20
464’21
432’22
510’23
536’24

Up 11% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 84%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy from DeSoto families.

Other schools in DeSoto Independent School District

The district →
Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Desoto
402 students21:1
Cockrell Hill El
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Desoto
C−
397 students16:1
Woodridge El
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Desoto
D
362 students16:1
The Meadows El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Desoto
D
312 students20:1
Ruby Young Talented and Gifted Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Desoto
D−
263 students20:1
Frank D Moates El
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Glenn Heights
D−
468 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; DeSoto’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.