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KIMBROUGH MIDDLE
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About KIMBROUGH MIDDLE
KIMBROUGH MIDDLE is a 6-8 campus of high-enrollment scale in MESQUITE, Texas, overseen by MESQUITE ISD, works with 1,115 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 73% larger than the state mean of about 643.
KIMBROUGH MIDDLE is one of 51 schools operated by MESQUITE ISD, a district that hosts 37,930 students overall.
In terms of who attends, KIMBROUGH MIDDLE records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 15% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
On the resource side, The school reports having 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting KIMBROUGH MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KIMBROUGH MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 50.6%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which KIMBROUGH MIDDLE is one.
The closest other public school is BEASLEY EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIMBROUGH MIDDLE at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.2%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. KIMBROUGH MIDDLE's enrollment has increased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 825 (now 1,115). Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 53% across the same window.
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