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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL ISD·NCES 481350005619
Central Elementary School
8578 US HWY 69N, POLLOK, TX 75969 · (936) 853-9390 · Angelina County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
417 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (121).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CENTRAL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 47.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 17.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 633 | 65.9% | 33.2% |
| Hardin Elementary School HARDIN | 564 | 70.7% | 31.5% |
| Onalaska Elementary School ONALASKA | 704 | 68.5% | 48.5% |
| I C Evans Elementary School BURKBURNETT | 568 | 65.1% | N/A |
| Central Elementary School MABANK | 723 | 71.1% | 53.0% |
| Liberty Elementary School AZLE | 540 | 61.7% | 38.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Angelina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #3,353 of 4,401 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #4,100 of 4,466 ▼ 12 | #10 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,906 of 4,466 ▼ 100 | #10 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #486 of 3,998 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #1,370 of 4,938 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,741 of 4,622 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #2,837 of 4,628 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #2,789 of 4,789 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #2,549 of 2,838 | #16 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
633
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+61% since 2000-01, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 633 | 37.9 | 16.7:1 | 66% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 43.8 | 15.2:1 | 67% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 44.2 | 14.3:1 | 68% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 100% (612) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 44.6 | 14.8:1 | 63% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 61% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 65% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 39% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (658 to 633); teachers down 15% (44.6 to 37.9).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in POLLOK, Texas. It offers pre-K through 4 and has 633 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 22% higher.
CENTRAL ISD has a total of 4 schools and 1,497 students, Central Elementary School among them.
About 71% of the student body at Central Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 63% of Angelina County residents are White. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Central Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 16.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Central Elementary School, which has 37.9. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Central Elementary School is about 66%.
Test results at Central Elementary School are 12.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.2% actual, 45.6% predicted).
In Angelina County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $60,960 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Central Elementary School, Angelina County has 43 public schools.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Central High School, is the closest to Central Elementary School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Central Elementary School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Central Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Central Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% rise, from 615 to 633. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.7:1 to 16.7:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Central Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Angelina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
87,275
Census ACS
Median income
$60,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
15,649 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL ISD
- Central Junior High SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 408 students
- Stubblefield Lrn CenterHigh · 5 students
Other schools in POLLOK
- Central Junior High SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 408 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolMABANK, TX · 723 students
- Central Elementary SchoolSEAGOVILLE, TX · 588 students
- Central Elementary SchoolLEWISVILLE, TX · 573 students
- Central Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 533 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPLAINVIEW, TX · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School1.0 mi · 408
- Central Junior High School1.0 mi · 451
- Wells School7.5 mi · 239
- Brandon Elementary School7.7 mi · 386
- Juvenile Detent Center7.8 mi · 9
- Dunbar Primary School8.0 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-04.
Is Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Central Elementary School have?
Central Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary School public or private?
Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CENTRAL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.