Carl J Polk Elementary School
2460 Vermillion St
Lake Station IN, 46405, Lake County
Phone: 219-962-1360
Ranking: 
(1,025 out of 1,449, bottom 29%)*
(1,025 out of 1,449, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 6
School District: Lake Station Community Schools
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: | 15 | 15 | NA | NA | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 225 | 219 | 222 | 219 | 226 | 198 | 214 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 49 | 21.8% | 34 | 15.5% | 40 | 18.0% | 47 | 21.5% | 36 | 15.9% | 42 | 21.2% | 31 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 27 | 12.0% | 36 | 16.4% | 46 | 20.7% | 33 | 15.1% | 42 | 18.6% | 44 | 22.2% | 20 | 9.3% |
| Grade 3: | 38 | 16.9% | 47 | 21.5% | 35 | 15.8% | 45 | 20.5% | 44 | 19.5% | 26 | 13.1% | 35 | 16.4% |
| Grade 4: | 41 | 18.2% | 31 | 14.2% | 42 | 18.9% | 34 | 15.5% | 25 | 11.1% | 32 | 16.2% | 23 | 10.7% |
| Grade 5: | 23 | 10.2% | 46 | 21.0% | 33 | 14.9% | 24 | 11.0% | 32 | 14.2% | 23 | 11.6% | 35 | 16.4% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 20.9% | 25 | 11.4% | 26 | 11.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 123 | 54.7% | 121 | 55.3% | 121 | 54.5% | 119 | 54.3% | 103 | 45.6% | 93 | 47.0% | 99 | 46.3% |
| Female: | 102 | 45.3% | 98 | 44.7% | 101 | 45.5% | 100 | 45.7% | 87 | 38.5% | 73 | 36.9% | 86 | 40.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 67 | 29.8% | 74 | 33.8% | 67 | 30.2% | 59 | 26.9% | 60 | 26.5% | 51 | 25.8% | 50 | 23.4% |
| Black: | 7 | 3.1% | 9 | 4.1% | 10 | 4.5% | 9 | 4.1% | 5 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.5% | 7 | 3.3% |
| White: | 145 | 64.4% | 124 | 56.6% | 127 | 57.2% | 126 | 57.5% | 131 | 58.0% | 118 | 59.6% | 130 | 60.7% |
| 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: | 3 | 1.3% | 9 | 4.1% | 15 | 6.8% | 23 | 10.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 160 | 71.1% | 156 | 71.2% | 157 | 70.7% | 148 | 67.6% | 131 | 58.0% | 112 | 56.6% | 133 | 62.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 10.2% | 22 | 10.0% | 26 | 11.7% | 20 | 9.1% | 39 | 17.3% | 26 | 13.1% | 27 | 12.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.00 | 14.60 | NA | NA | 21.43 | 20.27 | 18.30 | 19.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 59% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 76% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 84.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 86.1% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 66% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 77.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 85.3% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 48% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 79% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 91.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 78.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 49% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 77% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.5% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 74% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 64.8% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 51% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 52% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 67% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 75.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 58% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85.7% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 67% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 68.5% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 60% | 69% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.8% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 73% | 73% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.5% | 64% |
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* Carl J 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.