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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002009
BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER
3232 MARCH LN, GARLAND, TX 75042 · (972) 494-8301 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
364 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
70.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
-11 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.3:1
% White
14%
was 21%
% Hispanic
46%
was 41%
% Black
13%
was 15%
% Asian
22%
was 16%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER
BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in GARLAND, Texas, operated by GARLAND ISD, caters to 562 students in grades pre-K through 5.
GARLAND ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 53,173 students. BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER is one of those campuses.
On demographics, BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Asian, 14% White, 13% Black, 4% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.6%; actual is 61.9%, +16.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) shows that median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER is one campus in the mix.
JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.5%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER has changed only slightly, going from 573 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 21% to 14%.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- SACHSE H SHigh · 2,935 students
- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- ROWLETT H SHigh · 2,156 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
- NAAMAN FOREST H SHigh · 1,949 students
- JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTERMiddle · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER0.2 mi · 1,157
- DAVIS EL0.4 mi · 478
- WALNUT GLEN ACAD FOR EXCEL0.6 mi · 376
- BRADFIELD EL0.7 mi · 525
- O HENRY EL0.9 mi · 464
- BULLOCK EL0.9 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTERHow large is BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER?
BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-05.
Is BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
What is the student diversity at BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER?
Student demographics at BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER are roughly 14% White, 46% Hispanic, 13% Black, 22% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER in?
BEAVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER is part of GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.