James K Polk Elementary Primary School
5000 Polk Ave Alexandria VA, 22304, Alexandria City County Phone: 703-461-4180 Ranking: (768 out of 1,459, bottom 47%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Alexandria City Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 49 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 36 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 691 | 662 | 626 | 589 | 541 | 506 | 440 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 126 | 18.2% | 133 | 20.1% | 122 | 19.5% | 114 | 19.4% | 105 | 19.4% | 102 | 20.2% | 83 | 18.9% |
Grade 1: | 135 | 19.5% | 129 | 19.5% | 120 | 19.2% | 110 | 18.7% | 113 | 20.9% | 94 | 18.6% | 83 | 18.9% |
Grade 2: | 115 | 16.6% | 112 | 16.9% | 93 | 14.9% | 107 | 18.2% | 92 | 17.0% | 87 | 17.2% | 67 | 15.2% |
Grade 3: | 115 | 16.6% | 93 | 14.0% | 108 | 17.3% | 86 | 14.6% | 83 | 15.3% | 73 | 14.4% | 70 | 15.9% |
Grade 4: | 87 | 12.6% | 103 | 15.6% | 90 | 14.4% | 91 | 15.4% | 73 | 13.5% | 74 | 14.6% | 70 | 15.9% |
Grade 5: | 113 | 16.4% | 92 | 13.9% | 93 | 14.9% | 81 | 13.8% | 70 | 12.9% | 75 | 14.8% | 66 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 367 | 53.1% | 370 | 55.9% | 350 | 55.9% | 336 | 57.0% | 277 | 51.2% | 237 | 46.8% | 202 | 45.9% |
Female: | 324 | 46.9% | 292 | 44.1% | 276 | 44.1% | 253 | 43.0% | 230 | 42.5% | 229 | 45.3% | 198 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 38 | 5.5% | 35 | 5.3% | 37 | 5.9% | 48 | 8.1% | 51 | 9.4% | 44 | 8.7% | 45 | 10.2% |
Hispanic: | 194 | 28.1% | 192 | 29.0% | 153 | 24.4% | 138 | 23.4% | 123 | 22.7% | 123 | 24.3% | 86 | 19.5% |
Black: | 280 | 40.5% | 261 | 39.4% | 281 | 44.9% | 252 | 42.8% | 236 | 43.6% | 200 | 39.5% | 178 | 40.5% |
White: | 141 | 20.4% | 140 | 21.1% | 129 | 20.6% | 121 | 20.5% | 100 | 18.5% | 107 | 21.1% | 93 | 21.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.9% | 10 | 1.6% | 20 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 345 | 49.9% | 317 | 47.9% | 289 | 46.2% | 263 | 44.7% | 240 | 44.4% | 203 | 40.1% | 161 | 36.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 104 | 15.1% | 97 | 14.7% | 117 | 18.7% | 74 | 12.6% | 67 | 12.4% | 47 | 9.3% | 54 | 12.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.25 | 14.09 | 13.91 | 15.50 | 15.03 | 16.90 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 72% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 70.4% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 80% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 84% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 64.7% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 81% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 76.1% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 65.1% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 73% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 78% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 67.1% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 79% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 66.6% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 75% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 84% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 58.1% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 72% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 66.8% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 65.1% | 70.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.4% | 78% |
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* James K Polk Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.