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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUMONT ISD·NCES 480967012447
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School
1695 IRVING ST, BEAUMONT, TX 77701 · (409) 617-6150 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
474 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 50 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 45.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 14.0% | 19.0% | 57.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Charlton-Pollard Elementary School
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton-Pollard Elementary School this school | 502 | 94.4% | 22.3% |
| KIPP Peace Elementary School HOUSTON | 525 | 96.0% | 26.3% |
| Atherton Elementary School HOUSTON | 450 | 94.9% | 30.8% |
| Blanchette Elementary School BEAUMONT | 485 | 95.3% | 17.4% |
| Mary Harris Elementary School FORT WORTH | 438 | 92.5% | 25.5% |
| Hilliard Elementary School HOUSTON | 545 | 98.7% | 34.4% |
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 Charlton-Pollard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,189 of 4,401 | #26 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,240 of 4,466 ▼ 68 | #25 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,203 of 4,466 ▼ 83 | #26 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #741 of 3,998 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #2,521 of 4,938 | #28 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,342 of 4,622 | #22 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #3,008 of 4,628 | #29 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #578 of 4,789 | #9 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #1,137 of 1,307 | #14 of 16 |
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
502
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 502 | 31.2 | 16.1:1 | 94% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 30.7 | 16.5:1 | 97% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 32.1 | 15.8:1 | 95% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 95% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 32.9 | 14.9:1 | 92% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 94% (543) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlton-Pollard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (489 to 502); teachers down 5% (32.9 to 31.2).
About Charlton-Pollard Elementary School
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in BEAUMONT, Texas. The school serves 502 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
BEAUMONT ISD oversees Charlton-Pollard Elementary School and 25 other schools, with 16,336 students in total.
Black students account for 73% of enrollment at Charlton-Pollard Elementary School. Other students are 24% Hispanic. That is higher than the 33% Black share among all Jefferson County residents. By the diversity index, Charlton-Pollard Elementary School comes in at 41%.
Staffing totals 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Charlton-Pollard Elementary School is 94%. The 71% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 23 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Charlton-Pollard Elementary School is F. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 3% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Charlton-Pollard Elementary School is 33.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, median household income is about $60,026, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 92 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 42,825 students.
The nearest public school is Pathways Learning Center, at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Charlton-Pollard Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Charlton-Pollard Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 481 in 2020-21 and 502 in 2024-25, a rise of 21 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.7:1 to 16.1:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Charlton-Pollard Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BEAUMONT ISD
- West Brook Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,213 students
- Beaumont United High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,134 students
- Odom Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Regina Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Guess Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
Other schools in BEAUMONT
- West Brook Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,213 students
- Beaumont United High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Harmony Science Academy- BeaumontCombined · 1,206 students
- Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,134 students
- Odom Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Regina Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
Nearby schools
- Pathways Learning Center0.7 mi · 131
- Beaumont New El DAEP1.2 mi · 4
- Fletcher Elementary School1.2 mi · 479
- Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School1.9 mi · 1,134
- Trinity Charter Schools - Beaumont Campus2.1 mi · 12
- Fehl-Price Elementary School2.2 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Charlton-Pollard Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Charlton-Pollard Elementary School?
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Charlton-Pollard Elementary School serve?
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Charlton-Pollard Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Charlton-Pollard Elementary School.
How diverse is Charlton-Pollard Elementary School?
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 24% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Charlton-Pollard Elementary School?
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School is overseen by BEAUMONT ISD in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.