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K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8
2086th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 55% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted is a PK-8 school in Dallas, TX, serving 427 students within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a remarkable turnaround story, climbing from a 1-star rating to a consistent 3-star rating over the past decade.

This school truly shines in its upper grades (6-8), where it achieves exceptional results that rival even elite schools. For example, 8th-grade reading proficiency rates hit an impressive 93.55%, and Algebra I mastery rates reach 81.48%—nearly double the district average. This is particularly noteworthy given that over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, making K B Polk a high-value option that outperforms many nearby schools. In contrast, early grades (PK-5) sometimes lag behind district averages, but the school’s cumulative effect is powerful, with students catching up and excelling by middle school. Compared to other DISD schools like Stephen C Foster Elementary or Esperanza Medrano Elementary, which struggle in the bottom 25-45% of the state, K B Polk is a clear outlier. Even against Hyer Elementary and Bradfield Elementary in the wealthier Highland Park Independent School District (Isd), K B Polk matches or exceeds their 8th-grade reading and Algebra I scores, despite serving a very different student population.

One interesting paradox is that while the school is named for gifted students, its formal "Gifted and Talented" subgroup ranking is low, suggesting the entire school is taught at an elevated level. This, combined with consistent excellence in 8th-grade science and social studies (where proficiency rates more than double district averages), makes K B Polk a standout choice for families seeking a strong K-8 pathway within DISD. It’s a school that proves high expectations and effective teaching can lead to extraordinary outcomes, especially for students who thrive in a rigorous, supportive environment.

427
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,145
Per pupil spending ?
85.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6911 Victoria Ave
       Dallas, TX  75209-3640

(972) 794-8900

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted usually attend:

High:    Thomas Jefferson High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.5%
African American:
20.8%
White:
7.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 49% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016
Above the Texas median (55th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school58%
District avg47%
Texas avg49%
Elementary school
2,086th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Top 45%▲ up 30 pts since 2016
From bottom 25% (2016) to top 45% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
169th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Top 7%▲ up 32 pts since 2023
From top 39% (2023) to top 7% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
59th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)
441st of 951Dallas Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202650.62086 of 462754.9%★★★☆☆
202559.41609 of 465165.4%★★★☆☆
202451.42095 of 471055.5%★★★☆☆
202335.73052 of 464734.3%★★☆☆☆
202232.03253 of 458129.0%★☆☆☆☆
202127.53342 of 457827.0%★☆☆☆☆
201933.73109 of 447930.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.02085 of 435952.2%★★★☆☆
201742.12393 of 432944.7%★★☆☆☆
201632.03198 of 428625.4%★☆☆☆☆
201539.72863 of 432033.7%★★☆☆☆
201437.33041 of 426028.6%★☆☆☆☆
201346.02537 of 422139.9%★★☆☆☆
201252.22143 of 420649.0%★★☆☆☆
201148.12523 of 409538.4%★★☆☆☆
201032.73171 of 393719.5%★☆☆☆☆
200947.22390 of 388438.5%★★☆☆☆
200842.82533 of 376832.8%★★☆☆☆
200737.12809 of 372424.6%★☆☆☆☆
200637.32594 of 347625.4%★☆☆☆☆
200541.32417 of 347530.4%★★☆☆☆
200427.92940 of 346515.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202644.81282 of 240646.7%★★☆☆☆
202557.4683 of 190564.1%★★★☆☆
202450.71096 of 244355.1%★★★☆☆
202344.71252 of 244348.8%★★☆☆☆
202228.31944 of 242119.7%★☆☆☆☆
202133.61696 of 244430.6%★★☆☆☆
201923.42187 of 251513.0%★☆☆☆☆
201837.71593 of 248335.8%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202246.52353 of 446147.3%★★☆☆☆
202154.11561 of 433164.0%★★★☆☆
201965.01046 of 429575.6%★★★★☆
201869.8793 of 424081.3%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202554.41159 of 291860.3%★★★☆☆
202444.01982 of 366846.0%★★☆☆☆
202334.72540 of 355628.6%★☆☆☆☆
202245.71901 of 348745.5%★★☆☆☆
202158.11077 of 344668.7%★★★☆☆
201979.3345 of 333389.6%★★★★☆
201865.8800 of 322675.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202657.81689 of 457563.1%★★★☆☆
202559.91287 of 374465.6%★★★☆☆
202447.02377 of 465849.0%★★☆☆☆
202335.93053 of 458833.5%★★☆☆☆
202237.82903 of 456136.4%★★☆☆☆
202122.03752 of 449916.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.33429 of 434821.1%★☆☆☆☆
201836.42856 of 430633.7%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202619.42892 of 30756.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.32426 of 26197.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.92855 of 29804.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.22825 of 29584.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.52720 of 30069.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.92721 of 318414.5%★☆☆☆☆
201838.72364 of 310623.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.41794 of 441359.3%★★★☆☆
202556.61384 of 364462.0%★★★☆☆
202453.81872 of 446558.1%★★★☆☆
202337.52923 of 440133.6%★★☆☆☆
202232.03285 of 437624.9%★☆☆☆☆
202135.02918 of 432932.6%★★☆☆☆
201950.71940 of 418853.7%★★★☆☆
201857.71485 of 416864.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202649.62153 of 452052.4%★★★☆☆
202561.31165 of 370568.6%★★★☆☆
202448.62302 of 459449.9%★★☆☆☆
202338.13017 of 452133.3%★★☆☆☆
202232.43350 of 447725.2%★☆☆☆☆
202131.63270 of 445126.5%★☆☆☆☆
201946.32328 of 430946.0%★★☆☆☆
201855.21696 of 426460.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.62516 of 458245.1%★★☆☆☆
202548.61794 of 373952.0%★★★☆☆
202449.62205 of 464752.6%★★★☆☆
202336.13013 of 458534.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.83408 of 456325.3%★☆☆☆☆
202135.82809 of 449837.6%★★☆☆☆
201941.32572 of 435741.0%★★☆☆☆
201856.31678 of 431961.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.32706 of 430137.1%★★☆☆☆
202557.21203 of 354966.1%★★★☆☆
202445.22222 of 429248.2%★★☆☆☆
202340.92235 of 408645.3%★★☆☆☆
202228.13170 of 395219.8%★☆☆☆☆
202129.12876 of 379924.3%★☆☆☆☆
201949.11472 of 368460.0%★★★☆☆
201862.2833 of 355876.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202295.324 of 308299.2%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202688.7169 of 233592.8%★★★★★
202580.0325 of 234486.1%★★★★☆
202472.6478 of 237279.8%★★★★☆
202355.9907 of 233061.1%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202683.6137 of 129589.4%★★★★☆
202588.160 of 99794.0%★★★★★
202464.3328 of 128074.4%★★★★☆
202375.6209 of 127383.6%★★★★☆
202249.3524 of 125158.1%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202263.0524 of 218276.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202692.634 of 139097.6%★★★★★
202583.8124 of 142891.3%★★★★★
202476.1250 of 177085.9%★★★★☆
202367.1352 of 172079.5%★★★★☆
202269.4287 of 164382.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202689.9138 of 224093.8%★★★★★
202584.9159 of 182591.3%★★★★★
202470.3466 of 224279.2%★★★★☆
202356.4857 of 224161.8%★★★☆☆
202231.21595 of 222128.2%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.81178 of 149721.3%★☆☆☆☆
202537.8923 of 123025.0%★☆☆☆☆
202330.11221 of 148117.6%★☆☆☆☆
202212.81390 of 14886.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202689.5103 of 214195.2%★★★★★
202587.497 of 173194.4%★★★★★
202473.7339 of 211984.0%★★★★☆
202354.2831 of 211660.7%★★★☆☆
202243.71105 of 207746.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202687.8107 of 225395.3%★★★★★
202590.560 of 182096.7%★★★★★
202476.8267 of 223588.1%★★★★☆
202364.4581 of 225174.2%★★★★☆
202246.11124 of 222049.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202683.4254 of 225388.7%★★★★☆
202581.0223 of 181887.7%★★★★☆
202473.1421 of 224681.3%★★★★☆
202353.0958 of 224557.3%★★★☆☆
202253.1910 of 222859.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202596.519 of 156898.8%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202581.9138 of 143990.4%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
White (2022)99th percentile+70 vs school
Female (2026)63rd percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school
At Risk (2022)47th percentile+18 vs school
African American (2026)47th percentile-8 vs school
Male (2026)45th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)37th percentile-18 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-49 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)99th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school
Female (2026)94th percentile~ school
White (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school
At Risk (2022)76th percentile
Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-71 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I81%+27 vs state
Reading67%+13 vs state
Social Studies65%+33 vs state
Mathematics49%+3 vs state

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Open Quote This year the principal has made really bad decisions!! She is making it SOOO COMPLICATED when we pick up the kids after school... You havr to wait in your car for more thsn 30-40 min to get your kid. When is rainning you have to wait in the cold, rain anf wait till shr finds your kid. Really stupid rules... NEVER HAD AN ISSUE TILL THIS YEAR!! Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted.

Students who attend K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted usually go on to attend:

High : Thomas Jefferson High School

K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted ranks 2086th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted are 67% Hispanic, 21% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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