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Watson Technology Center Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2601 Dairy Rd

Garland TX, 75041, Dallas County

Phone: 972-926-2600

Ranking:

(1,124 out of 6,018, top 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Garland Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	32		31		31		33		33		32		32
Total Students:	610		625		618		596		592		520		520
Prekindergarten:	48	7.9%	49	7.8%	48	7.8%	40	6.7%	36	6.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	64	10.5%	66	10.6%	66	10.7%	66	11.1%	66	11.1%	59	11.3%	60	11.5%
Grade 1:	66	10.8%	66	10.6%	66	10.7%	60	10.1%	66	11.1%	61	11.7%	64	12.3%
Grade 2:	98	16.1%	103	16.5%	110	17.8%	107	18.0%	109	18.4%	95	18.3%	91	17.5%
Grade 3:	110	18.0%	110	17.6%	109	17.6%	106	17.8%	102	17.2%	103	19.8%	102	19.6%
Grade 4:	110	18.0%	107	17.1%	109	17.6%	107	18.0%	100	16.9%	107	20.6%	95	18.3%
Grade 5:	114	18.7%	124	19.8%	110	17.8%	110	18.5%	113	19.1%	95	18.3%	108	20.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	322	52.8%	325	52.0%	324	52.4%	309	51.8%	315	53.2%	278	53.5%	276	53.1%
Female:	288	47.2%	300	48.0%	294	47.6%	287	48.2%	269	45.4%	234	45.0%	240	46.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%
Asian:	63	10.3%	49	7.8%	39	6.3%	34	5.7%	31	5.2%	28	5.4%	31	6.0%
Hispanic:	319	52.3%	362	57.9%	352	57.0%	346	58.1%	312	52.7%	255	49.0%	254	48.8%
Black:	85	13.9%	80	12.8%	82	13.3%	79	13.3%	110	18.6%	101	19.4%	105	20.2%
White:	132	21.6%	125	20.0%	126	20.4%	116	19.5%	136	23.0%	133	25.6%	128	24.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	1.5%	8	1.3%	18	2.9%	20	3.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	262	43.0%	310	49.6%	306	49.5%	317	53.2%	298	50.3%	229	44.0%	238	45.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	52	8.5%	51	8.2%	50	8.1%	45	7.6%	49	8.3%	48	9.2%	44	8.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.04		19.99		19.99		18.23		17.94		16.50		16.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	77%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	75%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	83%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	84%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	74%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	76%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	81%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	78%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80%	75%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	77%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	82%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	80%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	82%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	84%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	79%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	26%	52%	56%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	54%	59%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	65%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	65%	68%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	63%	53%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	0%	61%	51%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	63%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43%	63%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	73%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	11%	70%	59%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	44%	66%	44%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	84%	69%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	78%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	93%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	90%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	93%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	96%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	96%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	96%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	100%	91%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	87%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	99%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	98%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	84%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	98%	90%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	99%	95%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	91%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	99%	95%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	95%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96%	83%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	99%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	94%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	72%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95%	68%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	75%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	80.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	19.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	61.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,560.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$42,316.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,610.0

* Watson Technology Center Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.