L.O. Kimberly Elementary School in southwest Atlanta: Pre-K-5, home of the Panthers, 311 students, CCRPI 76.5. Principal, bus times, zone and APS calendar.
Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the Kimberly Elementary website, Atlanta Public Schools’ feeder pattern list, 2026-27 student calendar (PDF), the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
L.O. Kimberly Elementary School is an Atlanta Public Schools elementary school in southwest Atlanta, in the district’s Therrell cluster. It teaches prekindergarten through fifth grade at 3090 McMurray Drive SW.
- Address: 3090 McMurray Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
- Phone: 404-802-7600
- Grades: Pre-K to 5
- Website: kimberly.atlantapublicschools.us
Who to call
- Kimberly Elementary front office: 404-802-7600
- Register a new student: the district’s online New Student Enrollment application, then call the school with your application number
- Bus routes: the APS Transportation Call Center, 404-802-5500
- Atlanta Public Schools main line: 404-802-3500
- Is this your school? Check an address with the APS School Zone Locator
Principal
Kristy Reese is principal, according to the school’s website. Her biography lists more than 20 years in education: 11 as a classroom teacher, four as an instructional coach and curriculum support teacher and eight as an assistant principal. It says that under her shared leadership the school was recognized for “Beating the Odds” and removed from Georgia’s failing schools list. Email: kristy.reese@atlanta.k12.ga.us.
Kimberly Elementary School at a glance
- Mascot: the Panthers, according to the school’s profile page.
- Classes beyond the core: art, music, physical education and Spanish, plus special education, ESOL and gifted services.
- Clubs and partners: a Kiwanis-sponsored K-Kids club, and partners including B.L.A.C.T. ATL, which the school says has given students winter holiday gifts for six years.
- Families: a PTO and a GO Team, the school’s governance council with parent members, listed on the school’s GO Team page.
- Math: the school says its students posted their highest Georgia Milestones math proficiency rate in 2026 since the tests began in 2015, a fifth straight year of gains. The state report card figures below are from the 2025 School Grades file.
Bus times
Route 8009 reaches Kimberly Elementary at 7:15 a.m. and leaves the school at 2:15 p.m., according to the school’s bus routes page, updated Aug. 21, 2026. Morning stops start at 6:48 a.m. on Campbellton Road SW and run through Ivydale Lane, Dodson Drive, Harbin Road and the Sandringham Drive area. Route questions go to the APS Transportation Call Center at 404-802-5500.
Enrollment and teachers
The state counted 311 students at Kimberly Elementary in its 2025 School Grades data. The most recent federal figure, from the NCES directory for the 2023-24 school year, is 300 students and 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.3 students per teacher.
State report card
Kimberly Elementary’s 2025 CCRPI single score was 76.5, according to the state’s School Grades data. The Georgia average for elementary schools was 78.6 and Atlanta Public Schools’ was 80.3. The school’s single score was 70.4 in 2023, 76.3 in 2024 and 76.5 in 2025. The full report card, with subgroups and the parts of the score, is on the state’s Kimberly Elementary report card.
CCRPI is the Georgia Department of Education’s “comprehensive school improvement, accountability, and communication platform,” according to GaDOE. The single score runs from 0 to 100 and is built from content mastery, progress, closing gaps and readiness, plus graduation rate for high schools. Georgia does not publish an A-to-F letter grade for schools in its 2025 data.
Georgia Milestones, 2025, share of tested students at each of the two top levels:
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 21.7% | 3.8% |
| Math | 25.7% | 5.7% |
| Science (fifth grade) | 28.6% | 0.0% |
The same data show 34.1% of fifth graders read at or above grade level, against 55.1% statewide.
Attendance zone
Zones are drawn by Atlanta Public Schools, so a neighborhood name or mailing address does not settle which school a home is zoned for. Check the address with the APS School Zone Locator; the district’s zone map for Kimberly Elementary shows the school’s boundary.
Students at Kimberly Elementary go on to Bunche Middle and then Therrell High, according to the district’s feeder pattern list. APS says its cluster model sends every student at an elementary school to the same middle school and then the same high school.
In December 2025 the Atlanta Board of Education approved Phase 1 of APS Forward 2040, the district’s long-range facilities plan, which closes six schools in fall 2027, according to the district. APS has not yet adopted the new zones: draft maps are on the APS Forward 2040 page and a board vote is planned for Monday, Dec. 7. We found no approved rezoning that changes Kimberly Elementary’s own zone so far.
Calendar
From the district’s 2026-27 student calendar (PDF) (all district dates are on the calendar page):
- Monday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day and teacher professional learning days, no school for students
- Wednesday, Oct. 14, to Friday, Oct. 16: fall break
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, a teacher professional learning day; no school for students
- Monday, Nov. 23, to Friday, Nov. 27: Thanksgiving break
- Monday, Dec. 21, to Friday, Jan. 1: December break; the second semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- Monday, Feb. 15, to Friday, Feb. 19, 2027: Presidents Day, then winter break
- Monday, April 5, to Friday, April 9, 2027: spring break
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school
More
- The school’s website
- The state’s report card for Kimberly Elementary
- The district’s zone map for Kimberly Elementary and School Zone Locator
- APS’s schools and feeder patterns and About Our Schools pages
- Every public school in Atlanta, with zones and scores: our Atlanta public schools guide
- District calendar, enrollment and the Board of Education: our Atlanta schools guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Kimberly Elementary serve?
Prekindergarten through fifth grade, according to the state’s 2025 School Grades data.
What is Kimberly Elementary’s CCRPI score?
76.5 in 2025, according to the state’s School Grades data, against a Georgia elementary school average of 78.6. It was 76.3 in 2024.
Where is Kimberly Elementary School in Atlanta?
At 3090 McMurray Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30311, in southwest Atlanta. It is L.O. Kimberly Elementary, an Atlanta Public Schools school in the Therrell cluster; the phone is 404-802-7600.
What is the Kimberly Elementary mascot?
The Panthers, according to the school’s profile page.
Who is the principal of Kimberly Elementary School?
Kristy Reese, who has more than 20 years in education, including eight as an assistant principal, according to her page on the school’s website. Her email is kristy.reese@atlanta.k12.ga.us.
Which schools does Kimberly Elementary feed into?
Bunche Middle, then Therrell High, according to the district’s feeder list.
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