Gladys Polk Elementary School
- Elementary school in Brazosport ISD
- Richwood, TX
- Early education - 4th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Brazosport ISD: N/A
Total students
397
Avg. teacher experience
11.8 years
Brazosport ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Brazosport ISD: 91.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Gladys Polk Elementary School is an elementary school in Richwood, TX, in the Brazosport ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 397 students. 39% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,012, which is $462 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.
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Principal
- Amanda Bundick
- abundick@brazosportisd.net
- (979) 730-7200
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Gladys Polk Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
397
African American
34 (8.6%)
Brazosport ISD: 7.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.3%)
Brazosport ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
10 (2.5%)
Brazosport ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
194 (48.9%)
Brazosport ISD: 56.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Brazosport ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
136 (34.3%)
Brazosport ISD: 31%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
22 (5.5%)
Brazosport ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
39 %
Brazosport ISD: 51.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
63 %
Brazosport ISD: 67.4%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
4.8 %
Brazosport ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
4.5 %
Brazosport ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.3 %
Brazosport ISD: 12%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.6 %
Brazosport ISD: 17%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Brazosport ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Brazosport ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Brazosport ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Brazosport ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
18.4 %
Brazosport ISD: 23.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
13.3 %
Brazosport ISD: 27.6%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Brazosport ISD: 22%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Brazosport ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
21.5 %
Brazosport ISD: 23.9%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Brazosport ISD: 40%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
17.8 %
Brazosport ISD: 23%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
11.1 %
Brazosport ISD: 26.4%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
30.7
African American
0 (0%)
Brazosport ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Brazosport ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Brazosport ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3 (9.8%)
Brazosport ISD: 21.1%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Brazosport ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
25.7 (83.7%)
Brazosport ISD: 68.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
2 (6.5%)
Brazosport ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1 (3.3%)
Brazosport ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
25.8 (84.1%)
Brazosport ISD: 75.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
3.9 (12.6%)
Brazosport ISD: 18.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Brazosport ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
12.9
Brazosport ISD: 13.5
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.8 years
Brazosport ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$62,012
Brazosport ISD: $63,029
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$40,000
Brazosport ISD: $45,303
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,901
Brazosport ISD: $60,289
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,110
Brazosport ISD: $63,737
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$62,210
Brazosport ISD: $66,763
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$70,143
Brazosport ISD: $70,736
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$54,249
Brazosport ISD: $69,844
Statewide: $74,014