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What's one thing POLK MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
974
Middle
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305007564
Polk Middle School
2001 KELLY BLVD, CARROLLTON, TX 75006 · (972) 968-4600 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL974 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
716 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 325 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 332 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 317 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 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 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 17.0% | 27.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Polk Middle School
Polk Middle School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk Middle School this school | 974 | 73.5% | 33.2% |
| Morton Ranch Junior High School KATY | 1,205 | 76.1% | 41.5% |
| Cedar Bayou Junior High School BAYTOWN | 869 | 78.5% | 36.2% |
| Agnew Middle School MESQUITE | 1,070 | 78.2% | 41.6% |
| Dr Don Woolley Middle School MESQUITE | 1,037 | 79.5% | 32.8% |
| Moore Middle School TYLER | 1,019 | 81.0% | 47.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Polk Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,260 of 1,635 | #74 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,472 of 1,670 ▼ 265 | #107 of 123 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,576 of 1,670 ▼ 201 | #112 of 123 ▼ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #1,273 of 1,570 | #82 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 974 | #304 of 1,749 | #18 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #448 of 1,542 | #20 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #891 of 1,543 | #54 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #647 of 1,648 | #94 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #690 of 942 | #71 of 80 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
974
-61 (-6%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 934
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 974 | 72.7 | 13.4:1 | 74% (716) |
| 2023-24 | 949 | 76.2 | 12.4:1 | 77% (735) |
| 2022-23 | 967 | 75.3 | 12.8:1 | 76% (738) |
| 2020-21 | 1,035 | 68 | 15.2:1 | 78% (809) |
| 2017-18 | 1,061 | 70.2 | 15.1:1 | 72% (764) |
| 2015-16 | 1,060 | 68 | 15.6:1 | 71% (753) |
| 2010-11 | 1,042 | 64 | 16.3:1 | 61% (635) |
| 2000-01 | 934 | 70 | 13.3:1 | 30% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Polk Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,061 to 974); teachers up 4% (70.2 to 72.7).
About Polk Middle School
Located in CARROLLTON, Texas, Polk Middle School is a large middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 974 students. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 51% larger than that.
The CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD system has 39 schools and 24,165 students.
At Polk Middle School, Hispanic students make up 68% of the student body. The school is also 17% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. Polk Middle School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Polk Middle School is 72.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 74% of students, or 716, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at Polk Middle School are 9.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.2% actual, 42.3% predicted).
Among Dallas County residents, the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Polk Middle School, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
Salazar District Alternative Education Program is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Polk Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 48.6% on proficiency, and Polk Middle School is below that at 33.2%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Polk Middle School's enrollment dropped from 1,035 in 2020-21 to 974 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.2:1 to 13.4:1.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Blalack Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Ranchview High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Field Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
Other schools in CARROLLTON
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Arbor Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
- Blalack Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
Other Polk Middle schools
One other US public school is named Polk Middle. Polk Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- POLK MIDDLEALBUQUERQUE, NM · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Salazar District Alternative Education Program0.5 mi · 39
- Country Place Elementary School0.9 mi · 318
- Carrollton Elementary School1.0 mi · 505
- Huie Special Educ Center1.1 mi · 111
- Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton1.2 mi · 579
- Perry Middle School1.2 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Polk Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Polk Middle School?
Polk Middle School enrolls approximately 974 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Polk Middle School serve?
Polk Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Polk Middle School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Polk Middle School.
How diverse is Polk Middle School?
Polk Middle School reports a student body of 8% White, 68% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Polk Middle School?
Polk Middle School is overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD in Dallas County.
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