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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305005671

GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER

1745 HUTTON, CARROLLTON, TX 75006 · (972) 968-5600 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
Enrollment
99
High
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
62 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
1
Grade 10
24
Grade 11
40
Grade 12
34
Student demographics
White
22%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
7677%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 54%
Black
1818%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 13%
Two+
33%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
5455%
Female
4545%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
5.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
20.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
99
+36 (+57%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 14.1:1
% White
2%
was 8%
% Hispanic
77%
was 71%
% Black
18%
was 13%
% Asian
0%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER

Set in CARROLLTON, Texas, GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER is a very small secondary school, one of the schools within CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. It serves 99 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER sits 88% below that benchmark.

CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,165 students; GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER is among them.

On demographics, GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER records that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 18% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the income-and-resources front, GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

CENTRAL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER has rose 57%, going from 63 students in 2018 to 99 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 8% to 2% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students

Quick facts

School name
GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER
District
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
Address
1745 HUTTON, CARROLLTON, TX 75006
Phone
(972) 968-5600
County
Dallas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
99
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
62 (63%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481305005671
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER
What is the total enrollment at GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER?
GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER enrolls approximately 99 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER serve?
GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER.
What is the student diversity at GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER?
Student demographics at GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER are roughly 2% White, 77% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER public or private?
GRIMES EDUCATION CENTER is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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