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What's something KIMBERLIN ACAD FOR EXCEL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002032
Kimberlin Academy for Excel
1520 CUMBERLAND DR, GARLAND, TX 75040 · (972) 926-2560 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Texas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
16.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
173 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 53% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
92.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
85.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 72.0% | 20.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 62.0% | 23.0% | 9.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 92.0% | 85.0% |
| 2024-25 | 93.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 81.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 78.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Kimberlin Academy for Excel
Kimberlin Academy for Excel's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberlin Academy for Excel this school | 474 | 36.5% | 83.9% |
| Jesse McGowen Elementary School MCKINNEY | 570 | 36.5% | 46.2% |
| Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate ARLINGTON | 524 | 30.3% | 60.6% |
| Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School FORT WORTH | 565 | 39.6% | 30.7% |
| T F Birmingham Elementary School WYLIE | 522 | 41.4% | 66.8% |
| Huffman Elementary School PLANO | 519 | 40.1% | 48.3% |
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 Kimberlin Academy for Excel ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #40 of 4,401 | #5 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #61 of 4,466 ▲ 3 | #7 of 429 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #20 of 4,466 ▼ 2 | #4 of 429 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,867 of 3,998 | #152 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #2,779 of 4,938 | #247 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,438 of 4,622 | #322 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #150 of 4,628 | #12 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #4,055 of 4,789 | #400 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #2,670 of 2,838 | #262 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
474
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 474 | 29.3 | 16.2:1 | 36% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | 39% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 32.1 | 15.1:1 | 39% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 36% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 31.8 | 15.3:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 39% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 29% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 24 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kimberlin Academy for Excel.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (485 to 474); teachers down 8% (31.8 to 29.3).
About Kimberlin Academy for Excel
Kimberlin Academy for Excel is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in GARLAND, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 474 students.
Kimberlin Academy for Excel belongs to GARLAND ISD, a district of 76 schools and 53,173 students.
The student body at Kimberlin Academy for Excel has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 34%. Other groups make up 29% White, 19% Black, 14% Asian, and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Kimberlin Academy for Excel are from different groups.
There are 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.2:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Of all students at Kimberlin Academy for Excel, 36% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Kimberlin Academy for Excel outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 58.1%. Kimberlin Academy for Excel posts 83.9%, 25.8 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Dallas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Kimberlin Academy for Excel.
Kimberlin Academy for Excel is about 0.6 miles from Austin Academy for Excell, its nearest public school. Kimberlin Academy for Excel has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Kimberlin Academy for Excel ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 83.9% versus a 55.0% average.
Kimberlin Academy for Excel is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 3% over 4 years, reaching 474 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Kimberlin Academy for Excel lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Nearby schools
- Austin Academy for Excell0.6 mi · 951
- Garland Aec0.7 mi · 112
- Daugherty Elementary School0.8 mi · 757
- Watson Technology Center0.8 mi · 529
- Cisneros Pre-K Center1.2 mi · 355
- Shorehaven Elementary School1.3 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Kimberlin Academy for ExcelHow large is Kimberlin Academy for Excel?
Kimberlin Academy for Excel enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kimberlin Academy for Excel serve?
Kimberlin Academy for Excel serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kimberlin Academy for Excel?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Kimberlin Academy for Excel.
How diverse is Kimberlin Academy for Excel?
Kimberlin Academy for Excel reports a student body of 29% White, 34% Hispanic, 19% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Kimberlin Academy for Excel in?
Kimberlin Academy for Excel is part of GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.