Is Grimes Education Center a good school?

Grimes Education Center ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Grimes Education Center?

In the 2022-23 school year, 93 students attended Grimes Education Center.

What is the racial makeup of Grimes Education Center?

Students at Grimes Education Center are 70% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% White, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Grimes Education Center

Summary:

Grimes Education Center is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Carrollton, Texas, part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD). With just 93 students, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools over the past decade.

Grimes Education Center struggles with low academic performance, with only 8.33% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 41.14% for the CFBISD district and 44.73% for the state. The school also has a 4-year graduation rate of just 80.8%, well below the state average of 90%, and high dropout rates ranging from 6% to 17.5% over the past 5 years. Grimes' student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and economically disadvantaged students, all rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective subgroups in Texas high schools.

When compared to other high schools in the CFBISD district and nearby charter schools, the performance gap is stark. For example, Early College High School ranked 70th out of 1,961 Texas high schools in 2022-2023 and had a 100% graduation rate, in contrast to Grimes Education Center's low rankings and graduation rates. This suggests that Grimes may be serving a more disadvantaged student population, which could contribute to its underperformance, despite the school's higher per-student spending of $26,701 in 2020-2021.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1745 Hutton
Carrollton, TX 75006-5186

(972) 968-5600

District: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1889^th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,701

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 93

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.9%

African American:

14.0%

White:

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grimes Education Center ranks worse than 95.1% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 6 ranked high schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.93. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grimes Education Center who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.9%), African American (14%), White (9.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grimes Education Center is 13.9. 3 high schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Grimes Education Center employs 6.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grimes Education Center is $26,701, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 high schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd).

Schooldigger Rankings:

Grimes Education Center was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Grimes Education Center 1889^th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Grimes Education Center in the ranking list.)

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd) 407^th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grimes Education Center

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Rank History for all students at Grimes Education Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	TX State Percentile
2004	25.06	1247^th	1427	12.6%
2005	30.34	1163^rd	1429	18.6%
2006	26.48	1209^th	1430	15.5%
2007	13.93	1373^rd	1497	8.3%
2008	6.81	1439^th	1510	4.7%
2009	7.55	1472^nd	1539	4.4%
2010	10.67	1477^th	1568	5.8%
2011	10.58	1571^st	1672	6.0%
2015	14.71	1539^th	1743	11.7%
2016	9.05	1614^th	1762	8.4%
2018	10.89	1598^th	1797	11.1%
2023	2.25	1940^th	1961	1.1%
2024	4.93	1889^th	1987	4.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grimes Education Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	23.08	983^rd	1113	11.7%
2021	14.83	1124^th	1195	5.9%
2022	8.07	1268^th	1278	0.8%
2023	10.16	1309^th	1371	4.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grimes Education Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	17.08	1593^rd	1794	11.2%
2019	1.33	1817^th	1818	0.1%
2021	8.62	1742^nd	1848	5.7%
2022	5.77	1761^st	1847	4.7%
2023	1.78	1887^th	1897	0.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Grimes Education Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	16.08	1563^rd	1781	12.2%
2019	1.04	1788^th	1798	0.6%
2022	10.08	1663^rd	1841	9.7%
2023	1.57	1862^nd	1891	1.5%

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Rank History for At Risk students at Grimes Education Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	20.50	1581^st	1784	11.4%
2019	7.65	1776^th	1810	1.9%
2021	11.44	1758^th	1829	3.9%
2022	10.07	1769^th	1837	3.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Grimes Education Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	4.29	1771^st	1803	1.8%
2019	10.48	1674^th	1824	8.2%
2021	3.38	1804^th	1840	2.0%
2022	8.66	1714^th	1853	7.5%
2023	2.57	1892^nd	1913	1.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Grimes Education Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	TX State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	4.18	1015^th	1031	1.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grimes Education Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	3.47	1677^th	1691	0.8%
2019	2.26	1705^th	1714	0.5%
2021	1.23	1740^th	1743	0.2%
2022	4.09	1703^rd	1762	3.3%
2023	2.09	1808^th	1820	0.7%

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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Grimes Education Center

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	177	2	2	24	1	n/a	n/a	206
1989	197	7	4	22	0	n/a	n/a	230
1990	180	11	5	27	0	n/a	n/a	223
1991	189	10	5	40	1	n/a	n/a	245
1992	155	17	9	53	0	n/a	n/a	234
1993	124	20	6	59	4	n/a	n/a	213
1994	140	16	6	66	3	n/a	n/a	231
1995	155	31	10	78	2	n/a	n/a	276
1996	155	31	10	78	2	n/a	n/a	276
1997	122	17	5	54	0	n/a	n/a	198
1998	139	21	13	68	0	n/a	n/a	241
1999	143	12	23	96	3	n/a	n/a	277
2000	129	18	25	134	3	n/a	n/a	309
2001	89	10	26	115	4	n/a	n/a	244
2002	103	21	24	109	2	n/a	n/a	259
2003	103	21	24	109	2	n/a	n/a	259
2004	85	30	14	149	4	n/a	n/a	282
2005	57	17	5	70	1	n/a	n/a	150
2006	41	22	10	109	1	n/a	n/a	183
2007	56	22	4	144	1	n/a	n/a	227
2008	52	23	5	160	0	n/a	n/a	240
2009	38	22	9	149	0	n/a	n/a	218
2010	50	30	12	169	2	n/a	n/a	263
2011	33	36	5	173	1	1	2	251
2012	24	26	6	153	0	2	1	212
2013	13	16	7	104	0	1	1	142
2014	8	9	4	57	0	0	2	80
2015	10	10	4	44	0	0	2	70
2016	8	13	4	62	0	0	1	88
2017	8	3	1	40	0	0	1	53
2018	5	8	2	45	0	0	3	63
2019	4	10	3	40	0	0	1	58
2020	4	12	0	41	0	0	0	57
2021	6	9	0	45	0	0	0	60
2022	6	8	1	47	0	0	3	65
2023	9	13	5	65	0	0	1	93

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grimes Education Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	206	13.0	15.8	n/a
1989	230	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	223	20.0	11.1	n/a
1991	245	134.5	1.8	n/a
1992	234	20.4	11.4	5.1
1993	213	20.0	10.7	11.7
1994	231	19.4	11.9	5.6
1995	276	27.1	10.2	1.8
1996	276	27.1	10.2	1.8
1997	198	20.0	9.9	1.5
1998	241	21.0	11.5	13.7
1999	277	22.0	12.6	4
2000	309	22.0	14.0	21
2001	244	25.0	9.8	9.4
2002	259	23.4	11.1	38.2
2003	259	23.4	11.1	38.2
2004	282	21.5	13.1	33
2005	150	14.5	10.3	36
2006	183	18.6	9.8	42.6
2007	227	20.9	10.9	37.9
2008	240	19.6	12.2	40.8
2009	218	17.1	12.7	40.8
2010	263	14.7	17.7	44.5
2011	251	15.7	15.9	42.2
2012	212	13.0	16.2	50.9
2013	142	9.0	15.7	43
2014	80	8.0	10.0	37.5
2015	70	6.0	11.6	50
2016	88	6.0	14.6	43.2
2017	53	4.4	11.8	50.9
2018	63	4.4	14.1	38.1
2019	58	7.2	8.0	56.9
2020	57	7.1	8.0	54.4
2021	60	7.1	8.4	71.7
2022	65	6.7	9.6	49.2
2023	93	6.6	13.9	74.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Grimes Education Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	206	13.0	15.8	n/a
1989	230	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	223	20.0	11.1	n/a
1991	245	134.5	1.8	n/a
1992	234	20.4	11.4	5.1
1993	213	20.0	10.7	11.7
1994	231	19.4	11.9	5.6
1995	276	27.1	10.2	1.8
1996	276	27.1	10.2	1.8
1997	198	20.0	9.9	1.5
1998	241	21.0	11.5	13.7
1999	277	22.0	12.6	4
2000	309	22.0	14.0	21
2001	244	25.0	9.8	9.4
2002	259	23.4	11.1	38.2
2003	259	23.4	11.1	38.2
2004	282	21.5	13.1	33
2005	150	14.5	10.3	36
2006	183	18.6	9.8	42.6
2007	227	20.9	10.9	37.9
2008	240	19.6	12.2	40.8
2009	218	17.1	12.7	40.8
2010	263	14.7	17.7	44.5
2011	251	15.7	15.9	42.2
2012	212	13.0	16.2	50.9
2013	142	9.0	15.7	43
2014	80	8.0	10.0	37.5
2015	70	6.0	11.6	50
2016	88	6.0	14.6	43.2
2017	53	4.4	11.8	50.9
2018	63	4.4	14.1	38.1
2019	58	7.2	8.0	56.9
2020	57	7.1	8.0	54.4
2021	60	7.1	8.4	71.7
2022	65	6.7	9.6	49.2
2023	93	6.6	13.9	74.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Grimes Education Center

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,590 (6.2%)	$24,208 (93.8%)	$25,798
2020	$1,644 (5.7%)	$27,199 (94.3%)	$28,843
2021	$1,933 (7.2%)	$24,768 (92.8%)	$26,701

Data source: Texas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Grimes Education Center

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
End of Course English I Reading (Grimes Education Center)	0	8	8%
End of Course English I Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))	43	47	4%
End of Course English I Reading (Texas)	49	54	5%
End of Course English II Reading (Grimes Education Center)	0	13	13%
End of Course English II Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))	46	48	2%
End of Course English II Reading (Texas)	51	56	5%
End of Course U.S. History (Grimes Education Center)	38	21	17%
End of Course U.S. History (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))	73	63	10%
End of Course U.S. History (Texas)	75	71	4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	58	93	60.3%
African American	10	13	30%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	3	5	66.7%
Hispanic	40	65	62.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	4	9	125%
Two or More Races	1	1
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	56.9%	74.2%	17.3%

Schools Near Grimes Education Center

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2024)	STAAR EOC Biology (2024)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2024)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grimes Education Center	Public	9-12	1745 Hutton	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 968-5600	93	7	13.9	74.2%	9 (9.7%)	13 (14.0%)	65 (69.9%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	4.9	1889^th of 1987 public high schools	4.9%		2.3	1940^th of 1961 public high schools	1.1%	51	8.3		0.0	3.2	46.2	$26,701	$1,933	$24,768
Turner High School	Public	9-12	1600 Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5400	2,107	136	15.4	70.0%	196 (9.3%)	108 (5.1%)	1,649 (78.3%)	116 (5.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (1.6%)	31.2	1381^st of 1987 public high schools	30.5%		29.1	1405^th of 1961 public high schools	28.4%	24	24.4	47.4	41.9	49.0	56.9	$10,479	$1,208	$9,270
Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	2720 Hollandale Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 243-2178	319	20	15.9	82.4%	10 (3.1%)	16 (5.0%)	288 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2.7	1956^th of 1987 public high schools	1.6%		4.7	1859^th of 1961 public high schools	5.2%	97	2.3	0.0	2.2	16.4	23.2	$12,742	$2,522	$10,220
Ranchview High School	Public	9-12	8401 Vly Ranch Pkwy E	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5000	898	74	12.1	54.6%	92 (10.2%)	352 (39.2%)	240 (26.7%)	171 (19.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	54.5	827^th of 1987 public high schools	58.4%		49	950^th of 1961 public high schools	51.6%	123	18.4	59.5	60.0	65.5	72.3	$12,220	$1,318	$10,902
Smith High School	Public	9-12	2335 N Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5200	1,933	132	14.5	70.6%	144 (7.4%)	434 (22.5%)	1,193 (61.7%)	99 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (3.2%)	22.9	1567^th of 1987 public high schools	21.1%		19.9	1593^rd of 1961 public high schools	18.8%	26	24.9	36.8	32.6	39.2	57.8	$10,498	$1,162	$9,336
Salazar District Alternative Education Program	Public	6-12	2416 Keller Springs Rd	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5900	61	16	3.8	82.0%	1 (1.6%)	19 (31.1%)	38 (62.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)						$312,055	$11,244	$300,811
Uplift Education-North Hills Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	606 E Royal Ln	Irving	75039	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 501-0645	520	37	14.0	22.7%	31 (6.0%)	29 (5.6%)	104 (20.0%)	339 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	91	47^th of 1987 public high schools	97.6%		89.1	65^th of 1961 public high schools	96.7%	18	48.0	94.3	93.7	92.3	92.7	$12,051	$405	$11,645
Early College High School	Public	9-12	3939 Vly View Ln Bldg G	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-6200	356	16	22.2	75.8%	26 (7.3%)	32 (9.0%)	268 (75.3%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	87.5	103^rd of 1987 public high schools	94.8%		88.8	70^th of 1961 public high schools	96.4%	33	54.8	92.5	81.9	89.7	98.8	$7,919	$846	$7,073
New Technical H S At Coppell	Public	9-12	113 Samuel Blvd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-5900	380	28	13.8		153 (40.3%)	16 (4.2%)	66 (17.4%)	124 (32.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	90	62^nd of 1987 public high schools	96.9%		87.1	96^th of 1961 public high schools	95.1%	34	73.9	89.9	91.8	91.4	91.3	$9,745	$562	$9,183
Creekview High School	Public	9-12	3201 Old Denton Rd	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-4800	1,610	121	13.3	55.5%	306 (19.0%)	221 (13.7%)	846 (52.5%)	166 (10.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.3%)	52.5	875^th of 1987 public high schools	56.0%		53.2	845^th of 1961 public high schools	56.9%	30	22.7	66.4	56.7	63.3	69.0	$11,361	$1,140	$10,221

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grimes Education Center

Student/Teacher Ratio Grimes Education Center

Per Pupil Expenditures for Grimes Education Center

Impact of COVID-19 on Grimes Education Center

Test Scores

Student Body

Schools Near Grimes Education Center