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K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted

6911 Victoria Ave, Dallas, TX, 75209-3640

Tel: (972)794-8900

Grades: PK-5 | 555 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted serves 555 students in grades PK-5.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the TX state average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body.
K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted is one of 223 public elementary schools within Dallas, and operates within the Dallas Independent School District.

The nearest elementary school is Sudie L Williams Elementary School (0.9 miles away), the nearest middle school is Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy (0.8 miles away), and the nearest high school is Highland Park High School (1.4 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, TX Dept. of Educ.	K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted
Grades Offered	Grades PK-5
Total Students	555 students

% Male / % Female	49% / 51%
Total Classroom Teachers	39 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(TX) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	13:1

	This School	(TX) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%

% Hispanic	66%	50%

% Black	30%	13%

% White	3%	31%

Unknown	n/a	3%

	This School	(TX) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	87%	44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Dallas Independent School District
	This School's Agency	(TX) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	260	4
Number of Students Managed	157,352 students	730 students

District Total Revenue	$1,615,590,000	$8,721,000

District Expenditure	$1,619,132,000	$9,246,000

District Revenue / Student	$10,267	$11,947

District Expenditure / Student	$10,290	$12,666

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K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted
Grades: PK-5 | 0 mi. away

Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
Grades: 6-8 | 0.8 mi. away

Sudie L Williams Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.9 mi. away

Maple Lawn Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.1 mi. away

Thomas J Rusk Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.2 mi. away

Obadiah Knight Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.2 mi. away

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