KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY

As a medium-sized elementary-level community in DESOTO, Texas, KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY works with 536 students from grades K through 8, part of DESOTO ISD.

KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY is one of 11 schools operated by DESOTO ISD, a district that instructs 5,708 students overall.

In terms of who attends, KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY lists that nearly all students (84%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.8%; this one delivers 52.8%.

Around the school, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY is one.

LIFE SCHOOL LANCASTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 30.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

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