Polk Elementary School
4651 Polk St
Dearborn Heights MI, 48125, Wayne County
Phone: 313-278-4455
Ranking: 
(1,592 out of 2,213, bottom 28%)*
(1,592 out of 2,213, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 3
School District: Dearborn Heights School District 7
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 367 | 286 | 318 | 337 | 356 | 332 | 364 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 198 | 54.0% | 41 | 14.3% | 52 | 16.4% | 48 | 14.2% | 51 | 14.3% | 49 | 14.8% | 80 | 22.0% |
| Grade 3: | 169 | 46.0% | 48 | 16.8% | 47 | 14.8% | 48 | 14.2% | 54 | 15.2% | 76 | 22.9% | 59 | 16.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.3% | 11 | 3.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 181 | 49.3% | 145 | 50.7% | 164 | 51.6% | 167 | 49.6% | 179 | 50.3% | 184 | 55.4% | 203 | 55.8% |
| Female: | 186 | 50.7% | 141 | 49.3% | 154 | 48.4% | 170 | 50.4% | 169 | 47.5% | 140 | 42.2% | 157 | 43.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 10.9% | 36 | 12.6% | 34 | 10.7% | 20 | 5.9% | 33 | 9.3% | 31 | 9.3% | 31 | 8.5% |
| Black: | 71 | 19.3% | 42 | 14.7% | 63 | 19.8% | 61 | 18.1% | 55 | 15.4% | 43 | 13.0% | 41 | 11.3% |
| White: | 253 | 68.9% | 200 | 69.9% | 208 | 65.4% | 245 | 72.7% | 263 | 73.9% | 254 | 76.5% | 289 | 79.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 231 | 62.9% | 189 | 66.1% | 220 | 69.2% | 210 | 62.3% | 207 | 58.1% | 168 | 50.6% | 163 | 44.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 8.4% | 26 | 9.1% | 31 | 9.7% | 27 | 8.0% | 33 | 9.3% | 35 | 10.5% | 37 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.87 | 19.07 | 18.89 | 19.82 | 21.19 | 20.80 | 22.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 89% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 94.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 90% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 85.3% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.9% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.8% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 31.1% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 33.3% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 80.9% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86.8% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 87.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 76.1% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88.5% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.8% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 52.8% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 65.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 44.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 41.4% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 55.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 50.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 49.3% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 75.5% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 79.7% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 83.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 86.5% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 90.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91.1% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 33% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 41.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.9% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 84.4% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.4% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 79.5% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 76.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 79.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57.5% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 62.5% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 51.2% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 35.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 32.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 36.2% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 40.9% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 27.1% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 42.4% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 71.7% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81.4% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 72.2% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 79.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 38.5% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 40% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 76.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 79.3% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 87% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 78.3% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 58.9% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 72.1% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.2% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 76.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 83.6% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 74.6% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 65.6% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 6.9% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 8.9% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 61.5% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 53.4% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 58.9% | 63.4% |
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* Polk Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.