Polk Elementary School
408 East Polk Baton Rouge LA, 70802, East Baton Rouge County Phone: 225-383-2611 Ranking:  (860 out of 947, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: East Baton Rouge Parish 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: | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 218 | 229 | 177 | 198 | 206 | 274 | 224 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 28 | 12.8% | 30 | 13.1% | 23 | 13.0% | 28 | 14.1% | 20 | 9.7% | 40 | 14.6% | 28 | 12.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 33 | 15.1% | 39 | 17.0% | 31 | 17.5% | 28 | 14.1% | 19 | 9.2% | 43 | 15.7% | 30 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 44 | 20.2% | 28 | 12.2% | 19 | 10.7% | 17 | 8.6% | 41 | 19.9% | 35 | 12.8% | 27 | 12.1% |
| Grade 2: | 31 | 14.2% | 26 | 11.4% | 27 | 15.3% | 37 | 18.7% | 24 | 11.7% | 38 | 13.9% | 36 | 16.1% |
| Grade 3: | 27 | 12.4% | 35 | 15.3% | 29 | 16.4% | 22 | 11.1% | 33 | 16.0% | 44 | 16.1% | 32 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 27 | 12.4% | 44 | 19.2% | 28 | 15.8% | 33 | 16.7% | 48 | 23.3% | 47 | 17.2% | 38 | 17.0% |
| Grade 5: | 28 | 12.8% | 27 | 11.8% | 20 | 11.3% | 33 | 16.7% | 21 | 10.2% | 27 | 9.9% | 33 | 14.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 112 | 51.4% | 125 | 54.6% | 90 | 50.8% | 101 | 51.0% | 101 | 49.0% | 136 | 49.6% | 98 | 43.8% |
| Female: | 106 | 48.6% | 104 | 45.4% | 87 | 49.2% | 97 | 49.0% | 97 | 47.1% | 130 | 47.4% | 122 | 54.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 14 | 6.4% | 16 | 7.0% | 7 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 184 | 84.4% | 196 | 85.6% | 161 | 91.0% | 192 | 97.0% | 204 | 99.0% | 263 | 96.0% | 224 | 100.0% |
| White: | 15 | 6.9% | 13 | 5.7% | 6 | 3.4% | 6 | 3.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 173 | 79.4% | 190 | 83.0% | 157 | 88.7% | 186 | 93.9% | 195 | 94.7% | 263 | 96.0% | 209 | 93.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 4.6% | 10 | 4.4% | 7 | 4.0% | 5 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.5% | 5 | 2.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.38 | 13.47 | 9.75 | 12.20 | 10.56 | 13.70 | 12.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 46% | 65% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 46% | 64% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 57% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 65% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 50% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 46% | 63% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 58% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 39% | 58% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 35% | 55% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 46% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 50% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 47% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 54% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 56% | 68% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 47% | 63% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 51% | 64% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 53% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 56% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 69% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 69% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 63% | 72% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 77% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 48% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 53% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 49% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 71% | 71% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 40% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 40% | 60% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 46% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 57% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 55% | 67% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 68% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 44% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 51% | 66% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 61% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 49% | 60% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 65% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 57% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 61% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 65% | 70% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 48% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 52% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 58% | 66% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 67% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17% | 39% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 42% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 49% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 47% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 47% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 52% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55% | 66% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 47% | 60% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 66% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 57% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 53% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 55% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 59% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 60% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,371.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,159.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,649.0 |
* Polk Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.