KIMBALL ELEMENTARY

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in KIMBALL, Minnesota, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY educates 346 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

KIMBALL ELEMENTARY is one of 2 schools operated by KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 759 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting KIMBALL ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Stearns County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Stearns County put median household income runs about $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Stearns County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), of which KIMBALL ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is KIMBALL SECONDARY, roughly 0.4 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, KIMBALL ELEMENTARY comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 52.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 329 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 5% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the KIMBALL ELEMENTARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.