📍 435 Buckingham St., Oakville, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06779
Polk School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oakville, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watertown School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
Polk School enrolls 321 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 253 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 321 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Polk School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Polk School is one of 5 schools in Watertown School District, based in Watertown, Connecticut. The district serves 2,528 students district-wide and employs 210 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Polk School is smaller than the district average of about 506 students per school.