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K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6911 Victoria Ave

Dallas TX, 75209, Dallas County

Phone: 972-794-8900

Ranking:

(4,338 out of 6,018, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Dallas Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	36		35		37		39		35		38		42
Total Students:	575		550		552		555		563		512		544
Prekindergarten:	63	11.0%	71	12.9%	50	9.1%	52	9.4%	47	8.3%	68	13.3%	68	12.5%
Kindergarten:	71	12.3%	66	12.0%	68	12.3%	61	11.0%	77	13.7%	76	14.8%	81	14.9%
Grade 1:	74	12.9%	68	12.4%	59	10.7%	87	15.7%	73	13.0%	75	14.6%	64	11.8%
Grade 2:	78	13.6%	59	10.7%	80	14.5%	68	12.3%	78	13.9%	69	13.5%	60	11.0%
Grade 3:	59	10.3%	76	13.8%	75	13.6%	71	12.8%	66	11.7%	67	13.1%	66	12.1%
Grade 4:	125	21.7%	99	18.0%	112	20.3%	109	19.6%	114	20.2%	65	12.7%	98	18.0%
Grade 5:	105	18.3%	111	20.2%	108	19.6%	107	19.3%	108	19.2%	92	18.0%	107	19.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	296	51.5%	276	50.2%	278	50.4%	272	49.0%	269	47.8%	253	49.4%	289	53.1%
Female:	279	48.5%	274	49.8%	274	49.6%	283	51.0%	286	50.8%	251	49.0%	251	46.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	6	1.0%	4	0.7%	4	0.7%	4	0.7%	7	1.2%	8	1.6%	8	1.5%
Hispanic:	391	68.0%	372	67.6%	366	66.3%	367	66.1%	365	64.8%	325	63.5%	335	61.6%
Black:	148	25.7%	155	28.2%	162	29.3%	165	29.7%	182	32.3%	172	33.6%	185	34.0%
White:	25	4.3%	15	2.7%	17	3.1%	15	2.7%	7	1.2%	7	1.4%	16	2.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	3	0.5%	4	0.7%	3	0.5%	4	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	519	90.3%	474	86.2%	451	81.7%	483	87.0%	457	81.2%	415	81.1%	417	76.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	27	4.7%	37	6.7%	36	6.5%	27	4.9%	66	11.7%	69	13.5%	71	13.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.20		15.94		15.12		14.42		16.32		13.70		13.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	55%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	57%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	64%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	68%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	53%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	58%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	64%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	62%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	61%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78%	64%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	64%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	62%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	68%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	68%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90%	58%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	65%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	65%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	70%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55%	64%	60%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47%	61%	57%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	50%	69%	64%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60%	62%	59%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67%	72%	69%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	72%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	75%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	77%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	81%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	75%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	76%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	73%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54%	64%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84%	69%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	70%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	72%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	76%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	78%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	79%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74%	84%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74%	84%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	84%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	79%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	82%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	83%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	87%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	65%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	74%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	86%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	56%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	49%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53%	62%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	62%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	72%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	76%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	81%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97%	81%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	74%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	66%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	77%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96%	89%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	64.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,738.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$43,565.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,623.0

* K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.