Kimball Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Kimball Elementary School serves 208 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 4483rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Mesquite ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483039006144 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mesquite ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 208 | 37,930 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.1 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76% | 81.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Kimball Elementary School in context
Size
Kimball Elementary School is the smallest of Mesquite ISD's 34 elementary schools; its 208 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 363; Kimball Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 38 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 17, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 5 has 88% more students than kindergarten (32 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 23 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 38% here and 63.9% across Mesquite ISD. Black students are next, at 28.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.2% across Mesquite ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 208 students, Kimball Elementary School has 10.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 208 students would have about 14.1 teachers, so Kimball Elementary School has 6.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Kimball Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Beasley Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 174 other elementary schools, 55 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 38% |
| Black | 28.8% |
| White | 25% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Asian | 3.4% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 23 |
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 31 |
| Grade 2 | 31 |
| Grade 3 | 36 |
| Grade 4 | 38 |
| Grade 5 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4010 Coryell Way, Mesquite, TX 75150
Phone: (972)290-4120
Website: mesquiteisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kimball Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beasley Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 0.6 mi | 319 | 12.8 | 67.4% |
| Cannaday Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.0 mi | 616 | 14.4 | 81.2% |
| Florence Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.2 mi | 509 | 10.9 | 83.5% |
| Austin Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.3 mi | 306 | 14.1 | 66.3% |
| Porter Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.3 mi | 445 | 12.8 | 80.9% |
| Education Center International Academy 1 | Education Center International Academy | 1.4 mi | 131 | 14.8 | 54.2% |
| McKenzie Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.4 mi | 406 | 15 | 86.5% |
| Lawrence Elementary School | Mesquite ISD | 1.5 mi | 284 | 12.6 | 89.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.