GLADYS POLK EL

GLADYS POLK EL operates as an intimate primary school in RICHWOOD, Texas, one of the schools within BRAZOSPORT ISD. Current enrollment sits at 396 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 24% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 18 schools in BRAZOSPORT ISD (11,169 students total), GLADYS POLK EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GLADYS POLK EL records that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 35% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, GLADYS POLK EL logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GLADYS POLK EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at GLADYS POLK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, GLADYS POLK EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.0%; GLADYS POLK EL posts 66.0%, +16.1 points above that line.

Around the school, census data for Brazoria County shows median household earnings sit near $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brazoria County runs 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), of which GLADYS POLK EL is one.

GRIFFITH EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GLADYS POLK EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 54.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 396 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 53% to 47%.

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