POLK EL

POLK EL is an average-sized K-5 school in EL PASO, Texas, one of the schools within EL PASO ISD. The school hosts 649 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

POLK EL is one of 76 schools operated by EL PASO ISD, a district that serves 48,118 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, POLK EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Other groups include 12% White, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with El Paso County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against El Paso County (around 74%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POLK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.7%; this one delivers 55.3%.

In the broader community, census data for El Paso County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. POLK EL is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).

The closest other public school is TEXASWORKS - EL PASO-MESA, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around POLK EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts POLK EL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. POLK EL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 649 (now 649). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 73% to 82% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for POLK EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.