JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER

JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER is a sizable intermediate school in GARLAND, Texas, one of the schools within GARLAND ISD. The school hosts 1,157 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER sits 80% above that benchmark.

JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER is one of 76 schools operated by GARLAND ISD, a district that serves 53,173 students overall.

In terms of who attends, JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 16% Asian, 13% Black, 12% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.5%; this one delivers 51.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

BEAVER 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 JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 1,327 students in 2018 compared to 1,157 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 16% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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