Polk Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Polk Elementary School serves 649 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 1259th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 41.27 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481830005707 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 649 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.9% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Polk Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 50 elementary schools in El Paso ISD, Polk Elementary School is the 12th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 403; Polk Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 110 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 46, against an average of 93 per grade. This year grade 5 has 22% more students than kindergarten (110 against 90). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 46 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 81.7% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD. White students are next, at 12%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 41.27 full-time-equivalent teachers for 649 students, Polk Elementary School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 649 students would have about 43.9 teachers, so Polk Elementary School has 2.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Polk Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Rivera Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 60 other elementary schools, 18 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 81.7% |
| White | 12% |
| Asian | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Black | 1.5% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 46 |
| Kindergarten | 90 |
| Grade 1 | 89 |
| Grade 2 | 109 |
| Grade 3 | 98 |
| Grade 4 | 107 |
| Grade 5 | 110 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
940 Belvidere St, El Paso, TX 79912
Phone: (915)236-2775
Website: polk.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Polk Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivera Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.8 mi | 186 | 10.7 | 69.9% |
| Howard Burnham Elementary School | Burnham Wood Charter School District | 1.0 mi | 388 | 17.9 | 58% |
| Guerrero Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.3 mi | 342 | 11.1 | 80.4% |
| Putnam Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 260 | 11 | 76.9% |
| Western Hills Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.4 mi | 436 | 13.4 | 59.9% |
| Tippin Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 784 | 15.4 | 28.2% |
| Marguerite J Lundy Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 831 | 15.4 | 28.3% |
| Kohlberg Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.0 mi | 418 | 11.2 | 62.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.