Timber Trail Elementary School

Timber Trail Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, run under Douglas County School District No. Re 1. Current enrollment sits at 380 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Timber Trail Elementary School is one of 89 schools operated by Douglas County School District No. Re 1, a district that works with 61,550 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Timber Trail Elementary School reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Timber Trail Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Douglas County (around 18%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Timber Trail Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Douglas County shows the typical household earns roughly $149,594 per year, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Douglas County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), of which Timber Trail Elementary School is one.

Buffalo Ridge Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Timber Trail Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Timber Trail Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Timber Trail Elementary School has decreased 10%, going from 423 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.