📍 1200 Academy Way, Desoto, Dallas County, 75115
Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Desoto, Dallas County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Yolanda Handspard. It is part of the Desoto Isd school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy enrolls 432 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 357 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.2% |
| White | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
210 of the school's 432 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 109.
Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy is one of 10 schools in DESOTO ISD, based in DESOTO, Texas. The district serves 5,708 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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