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K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted is a public magnet elementary and middle school in Dallas, Texas, serving 397 students in grades PK-8. The school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, outpacing the Dallas Independent School District and the state of Texas on STAAR tests across multiple grade levels and subjects.

For example, in the projected 2024-2025 school year, 80% of 5th graders at K B Polk Center are expected to be proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 57.24% for Dallas ISD and 57.83% for Texas. In STAAR Math, 68.42% of 5th graders at K B Polk Center are projected to be proficient or better, versus 45.81% for Dallas ISD and 46.24% for Texas. The school's 7th-grade reading performance is particularly impressive, with 96.97% of students projected to be proficient or better, far exceeding the district and state averages.

However, K B Polk Center faces challenges in serving its economically disadvantaged student population, with 85.89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This is significantly higher than the nearby Highland Park Independent School District, where schools like Hyer Elementary and Bradfield Elementary rank in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools and have much lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

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 — 34th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (54% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg42%

Texas avg46%

Elementary school

1,609^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

325^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 25 pts since 2023

From top 39% (2023) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 146Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

493^rd of 961Dallas 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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	1609 of 4651	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	2095 of 4710	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	3052 of 4647	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3253 of 4581	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3342 of 4578	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3109 of 4479	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	2085 of 4359	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.1	2393 of 4329	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	3198 of 4286	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.7	2863 of 4320	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.3	3041 of 4260	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.0	2537 of 4221	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.2	2143 of 4206	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	2523 of 4095	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.7	3171 of 3937	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.2	2390 of 3884	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	2533 of 3768	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.1	2809 of 3724	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.3	2594 of 3476	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.3	2417 of 3475	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.9	2940 of 3465	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	683 of 1905	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	1096 of 2443	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	1252 of 2443	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1944 of 2421	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	1696 of 2444	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	2187 of 2515	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1593 of 2483	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.5	2353 of 4461	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	1561 of 4331	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	1046 of 4295	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	793 of 4240	81.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	1159 of 2918	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	1982 of 3668	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	2540 of 3556	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	1901 of 3487	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	1077 of 3446	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	345 of 3333	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	800 of 3226	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	1287 of 3744	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	2377 of 4658	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3053 of 4588	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2903 of 4561	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	3752 of 4499	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3429 of 4348	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2856 of 4306	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2426 of 2619	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2855 of 2980	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2825 of 2958	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	2720 of 3006	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	2721 of 3184	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2364 of 3106	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	1384 of 3644	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	1872 of 4465	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	2923 of 4401	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3285 of 4376	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	2918 of 4329	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	1940 of 4188	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	1485 of 4168	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1165 of 3705	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	2302 of 4594	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3017 of 4521	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3350 of 4477	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	3270 of 4451	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	2328 of 4309	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	1696 of 4264	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1794 of 3739	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	2205 of 4647	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	3013 of 4585	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3408 of 4563	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	2809 of 4498	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	2572 of 4357	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	1678 of 4319	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	1203 of 3549	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2222 of 4292	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2235 of 4086	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3170 of 3952	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	2876 of 3799	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	1472 of 3684	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	833 of 3558	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	95.3	24 of 3082	99.2%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	325 of 2344	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	478 of 2372	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	907 of 2330	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	60 of 997	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	64.3	328 of 1280	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	209 of 1273	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	524 of 1251	58.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.0	524 of 2182	76.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	124 of 1428	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	250 of 1770	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	352 of 1720	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	287 of 1643	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	159 of 1825	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	70.3	466 of 2242	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	857 of 2241	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	1595 of 2221	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	923 of 1230	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1221 of 1481	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1390 of 1488	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	97 of 1731	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	73.7	339 of 2119	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	831 of 2116	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	1105 of 2077	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	60 of 1820	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	267 of 2235	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	581 of 2251	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	1124 of 2220	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	223 of 1818	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	421 of 2246	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	958 of 2245	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	910 of 2228	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	19 of 1568	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	138 of 1439	90.4%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

African American (2025)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)47th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-58 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)76th percentile

Gifted and Talented (2025)25th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I82%+35 vs state

Reading72%+18 vs state

Social Studies54%+24 vs state

Science53%+15 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

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

Schools Near K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6911 Victoria Ave	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8900	427	32	13.3	85.5%	31 (7.3%)	89 (20.8%)	284 (66.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	59.4	1609^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%		51.4	2095^th of 4710 public elementary schools	55.5%	486	33.3	35.7	33.3	0.0		16.7	0.0	82.4	32.0	55.9	80.0	73.5	97.0	85.7	27.5	21.3	68.4	41.0	63.6	43.2	61.4	53.6	$13,145
Maple Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3120 Inwood Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2500	511	36	14.1	95.1%	15 (2.9%)	186 (36.4%)	283 (55.4%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	41.9	2646^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.1%		48.2	2284^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.5%	362	33.3	76.0	80.0	37.5	64.3	38.5	8.0		41.7	56.5	42.6				45.9	52.1	36.5			11.3			$13,757
Obadiah Knight Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Anson Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5300	279	23	12.0	98.2%	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.7%)	258 (92.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	52.8	1975^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.5%		64.9	1361^st of 4710 public elementary schools	71.1%	614	29.4	66.7	62.1						13.3	28.6	53.3				48.3	60.0	55.8			20.9			$14,441
Bradfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4300 Southern Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3200	578	42	13.8		461 (79.8%)	6 (1.0%)	42 (7.3%)	39 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	98.8	26^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.4	14^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.7%	12									92.0	94.9					79.7	89.0							$10,842
Biomedical Preparatory At Ut Southwestern	Public	PK, KG-3	6516 Forest Park Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 925-3700	213	13	16.6	55.4%	25 (11.7%)	40 (18.8%)	98 (46.0%)	38 (17.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)								(n/a)									75.0						63.6								$14,253
Montessori Academy At Onesimo Hernandez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5555 Maple Ave	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2700	346	27	12.9	76.0%	15 (4.3%)	27 (7.8%)	276 (79.8%)	18 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	54.4	1879^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.6%		62.4	1481^st of 4710 public elementary schools	68.6%	398	0.0							85.7	37.5	58.1	57.1	60.0	76.5	73.7	31.0	54.8	52.4	68.0	61.9	14.3	41.7	42.1	$11,981
Hyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3920 Caruth Blvd	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3300	485	35	13.8		407 (83.9%)	3 (0.6%)	36 (7.4%)	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	98.6	32^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	29^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.4%	3									92.2	91.4					83.3	81.5							$11,293
Uplift Williams Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1750 Viceroy Dr	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-0352	584	32	18.1	91.1%	10 (1.7%)	40 (6.8%)	522 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	22.8	3864^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.9%		22.5	3923^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	16.7%	59									41.6	31.2	42.0				36.8	25.3	29.0			12.9			$11,426
Uplift Triumph Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9411 Hargrove St	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 590-5100	480	28	17.4	95.0%	9 (1.9%)	20 (4.2%)	432 (90.0%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	10.3	4468^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.9%		20.2	4069^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.6%	399									26.0	17.7	20.5				33.3	15.4	10.6			0.0			$11,570
Stephen C Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3700 Clover Ln	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8100	604	41	14.7	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	19 (3.1%)	563 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	33	3257^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.0%		23	3898^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.2%	641	30.6	36.5	41.9	0.0					42.1	47.1	57.1	29.2			32.5	34.8	45.7	29.7		18.6			$11,397

Frequently Asked Questions about K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted

Is K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted a good school?

K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted ranks 1609^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted attend?

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

High : Thomas Jefferson High School

What is the racial makeup of K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted?

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.

How many students attend K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted?

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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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