Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

El Paso ISD: B

Total students

620

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

El Paso ISD: 13.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

El Paso ISD: 84.3%

Statewide: 90%

Polk Elementary School is an elementary school in El Paso, TX, in the El Paso ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 620 students. 51.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 63.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,985, which is $1,902 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

polk.episd.org

Address

940 Belvidere St
El Paso, TX 79912-2425

Office phone number

(915) 236-2775

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Polk Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 19. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 19.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

620

African American

6 (1%)

El Paso ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

El Paso ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

24 (3.9%)

El Paso ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

506 (81.6%)

El Paso ISD: 83.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

El Paso ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

70 (11.3%)

El Paso ISD: 9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

13 (2.1%)

El Paso ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

3.9%

Hispanic

81.6%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

11.3%

Two or more races

2.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

51.6 %

El Paso ISD: 63.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

44.5 %

El Paso ISD: 73.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

34.2 %

El Paso ISD: 34.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

51.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

44.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

34.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

63.1 %

El Paso ISD: 40.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

15.5 %

El Paso ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.2 %

El Paso ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

63.1%

Gifted and talented

15.5%

Special education

9.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

El Paso ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

El Paso ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

El Paso ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

El Paso ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

4.2 %

El Paso ISD: 15%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

El Paso ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

El Paso ISD: 24.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

4.3 %

El Paso ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

4.1 %

El Paso ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

El Paso ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

6.2 %

El Paso ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

El Paso ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

40.4

African American

0 (0%)

El Paso ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

El Paso ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

El Paso ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

27.6 (68.4%)

El Paso ISD: 75%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

El Paso ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

12.7 (31.6%)

El Paso ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

El Paso ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

El Paso ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33.4 (82.7%)

El Paso ISD: 70.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6 (14.9%)

El Paso ISD: 27.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (2.5%)

El Paso ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.4

El Paso ISD: 14.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

El Paso ISD: 13.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$56,985

El Paso ISD: $56,306

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$22,762

El Paso ISD: $34,381

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,600

El Paso ISD: $53,183

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,405

El Paso ISD: $54,226

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,108

El Paso ISD: $57,507

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,403

El Paso ISD: $62,027

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,280

El Paso ISD: $67,931

Statewide: $71,111

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