Timber Point Elementary

Timber Point Elementary, an intimate elementary-level community in Discovery Bay, California, overseen by Byron Union Elementary, instructs 362 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Byron Union Elementary, which oversees 4 schools and 1,182 students, Timber Point Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Timber Point Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 31% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Asian. Compared to Contra Costa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Timber Point Elementary records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at Timber Point Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Timber Point Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 64.0%; actual is 45.3%, a gap of -18.7 points.

Around the school, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household income runs about $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Contra Costa County's 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), Timber Point Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Byron Institute for Independent Study, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Timber Point Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Timber Point Elementary has shrank 33%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 58% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Timber Point Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.