Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESQUITE ISD·NCES 483039006144
Kimball Elementary School
4010 CORYELL WAY, MESQUITE, TX 75150 · (972) 290-4120 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
158 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 47% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 29.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kimball Elementary School
Kimball Elementary School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Elementary School this school | 208 | 76.0% | 46.3% |
| Kurth Primary School LUFKIN | 253 | 83.0% | N/A |
| Turner Prekindergarten Academy WAXAHACHIE | 256 | 73.4% | N/A |
| Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation LUBBOCK | 187 | 80.2% | 19.4% |
| Alto Elementary School ALTO | 207 | 72.9% | 38.3% |
| Travis Elementary School ENNIS | 280 | 68.6% | 51.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kimball Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,815 of 4,401 | #112 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,428 of 4,466 ▼ 266 | #201 of 429 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,181 of 4,466 ▼ 645 | #156 of 429 ▼ 50 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.0pp | #165 of 3,998 | #24 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #4,602 of 4,938 | #432 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #33 of 4,622 | #1 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #460 of 4,628 | #32 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #2,217 of 4,789 | #313 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #1,692 of 2,838 | #172 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
208
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 208 | 20.5 | 10.2:1 | 76% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 20.5 | 11.5:1 | 77% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 18.5 | 11.6:1 | 77% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | 71% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 19.5 | 12.4:1 | 63% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 64% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 17% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 18 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kimball Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (242 to 208); teachers up 5% (19.5 to 20.5).
About Kimball Elementary School
Kimball Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in MESQUITE, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 208 students. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Kimball Elementary School reports to MESQUITE ISD, which has 51 schools and 37,930 students.
The largest group at Kimball Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 38%. Smaller groups are 29% Black, 25% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Dallas County at about 41% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Kimball Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Kimball Elementary School has a ratio of 10.2:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 76%. The figure for public schools in Dallas County is close, at 77%.
Kimball Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Texas public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.3%.
The school is in Dallas County, where median household income comes to about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
Kimball Elementary School's nearest public school is Texasworks - Mesquite (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Kimball Elementary School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Kimball Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 3% over 4 years, reaching 208 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.6:1 in 2020-21 to 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Kimball Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in MESQUITE ISD
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Other Kimball Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Kimball Elementary. Kimball Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Kimball ElementaryAntioch, CA · 450 students
- Kimball Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 384 students
- KIMBALL ELEMENTARYKIMBALL, MN · 346 students
- Kimball Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 330 students
- Kimball Elementary SchoolKimball, WV · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Texasworks - Mesquite0.2 mi · 9
- Premier H S Mesquite0.2 mi · 103
- Kimbrough Middle School0.5 mi · 1,115
- Beasley Elementary School0.6 mi · 319
- North Mesquite High School0.7 mi · 2,099
- Cannaday Elementary School1.0 mi · 616
Frequently asked questions
About Kimball Elementary SchoolHow large is Kimball Elementary School?
Kimball Elementary School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kimball Elementary School serve?
Kimball Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kimball Elementary School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Kimball Elementary School.
How diverse is Kimball Elementary School?
Kimball Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 38% Hispanic, 29% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kimball Elementary School?
Kimball Elementary School is overseen by MESQUITE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.