Kimberlin Academy for Excellence received an A rating from the Texas Education Agency for 2025.

National Blue Ribbon School

Kimberlin has been named a National Blue Ribbon school three times. There is only one other elementary school in the state to earn such a recognition. Kimberlin received these awards in 2015, 1999, and 1992. A school is only eligible to receive this recognition once every five years based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

Kimberlin is college and career ready!

What does it mean to be ready?

For the best chance of a making your visions of success a reality, preparing for your future has to start much earlier than graduation.

The GISD Ready initiative transforms teaching and learning to ensure we meet the needs of 21st-century learners and that graduates are prepared for success in a globally competitive workforce.

Gifted and Talented

Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented strives to be a valuable resource to help parents and teachers meet the unique needs of gifted and talented students.

TPSP 

Each year students take part in the Texas Performance Standards Project.  TPSP is a set of performance standards, curricula, and assessments for differentiating instruction and deepening academic learning in the gifted/talented (G/T) programs. The goals is for students to produce professional quality works as described by the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students. 

PBIS

At Kimberlin, we use PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) as a school-wide system to promote and reinforce positive behavior, creating a safe and supportive environment for all students. This proactive approach helps ensure student success academically, socially, and emotionally across all areas of the school. We follow the acronym PRIDE (Purpose, Responsibility, Integrity, Determination, and Excellence) as our guidelines for success.

Learning resources 

Students are able to use Garland ISD resources for at home learning and fun by using the GISD Ready Hub. 

Online resources

See the district's list of approved Online Instructional Resources. These are available to all students, teachers, parents, and administrators from any district or non-district computer.

 

Campus Tours for Prospective Families

We are happy for you to visit our campus to learn more about our school programs and environment. During a campus tour, you will: 

• Learn more about our magnet and extra-curricular programs
• Meet some of our amazing staff members
• Walk through our current building, although we are excited to have a new and improved building that is currently under construction
• Ask any questions you have about our school, curriculum, magnet program, etc.

Tours are scheduled every two weeks. Please sign-up for your campus tour. 

Although we are not able to accommodate tours on other dates and times, we are happy to answer phone calls or respond to emails about our school. You can reach out to our school counselor, Charlotte Ballard, at caballar@garlandisd.net or 972.926.2560 ext. 41008.