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Watson Technology Center

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2601 Dairy Rd, Garland, TX 75041 · (972) 926-2600 · Part of Garland Independent School District

Garland’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
529
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Watson Technology Center

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Garland kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Watson Technology CenterYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2601 Dairy Rd, Garland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten60
Grade 167
Grade 279
Grade 398
Grade 4107
Grade 5118
Enrollment over time
559’20
528’21
527’22
553’23
529’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%Black 17%White 12%Asian 11%Two or more races 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Watson Technology Center from Garland families.

Other schools in Garland Independent School District

The district →
John W Armstrong El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sachse
A−
724 students18:1
Abbett El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garland
C+
710 students18:1
Robert B Sewell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sachse
B
709 students17:1
Spring Creek El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garland
B
673 students17:1
B H Freeman at Golden Meadows El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garland
C
643 students16:1
Ethridge El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garland
C
642 students17:1

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; Garland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.