State/Public Middle Open

Jackson Technology Center

๐Ÿ“ 1310 Bobbie Ln, Garland, Dallas County, 75042

1,134
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Jackson Technology Center is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 1,134 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mark Booker. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 76.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Mark Booker
School district
Garland Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Jackson Technology Center enrolls 1,134 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 76.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
630 (56%)
Female students
504 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
76.4
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Asian and 15% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino53747%
Asian17315%
White16915%
Black or African American15213%
American Indian or Alaska Native645.6%
Two or more races383.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

785 of the school's 1,134 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 674 qualify for free lunch and 111 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Jackson Technology Center 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 16, state house district 112.

School district: GARLAND ISD

Jackson Technology Center is one of 78 schools in GARLAND ISD, based in GARLAND, Texas. The district serves 51,021 students district-wide and employs 3,476 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,134 students, Jackson Technology Center is larger than the district average of about 654 students per school.

51,021
District students
78
Schools
3,476
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

50%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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