📍 5000 Polk Ave, Alexandria, Alexandria city, 22304
James K. Polk Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alexandria, Alexandria city. The school has 803 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexandria City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James K. Polk Elementary enrolls 803 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 292 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 218 | 27% |
| White | 168 | 21% |
| Asian | 101 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
592 of the school's 803 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 592 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James K. Polk Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-80, state senate district 39, state house district 46.
James K. Polk Elementary is one of 19 schools in Alexandria City Public Schools, based in Alexandria, Virginia. The district serves 16,575 students district-wide and employs 1,163 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 803 students, James K. Polk Elementary is close to the district average of about 872 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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