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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129002110
Timber Ridge Elementary School
5000 Timber Ridge Rd, Marietta, GA 30068 · (770) 642-5621 · Cobb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
40 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
80.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.7pp since 2021
Math
82.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.2% | 82.8% |
| 2023-24 | 87.8% | 87.1% |
| 2022-23 | 87.1% | 88.3% |
| 2021-22 | 86.9% | 87.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Timber Ridge Elementary School
Timber Ridge Elementary School's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Ridge Elementary School this school | 529 | 7.6% | 84.1% |
| Crabapple Crossing Elementary School Alpharetta | 628 | 6.1% | 79.2% |
| Garrison Mill Elementary School Marietta | 649 | 11.7% | 69.1% |
| Shallowford Falls Elementary School Marietta | 591 | 14.7% | 69.1% |
| Davis Elementary School Marietta | 635 | 12.8% | 66.3% |
| Alpharetta Elementary School Alpharetta | 498 | 17.9% | 78.1% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Timber Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #10 of 1,208 | #2 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #33 of 1,215 ▼ 18 | #6 of 72 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #12 of 1,215 ▼ 9 | #3 of 72 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.6pp | #110 of 1,183 | #10 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #791 of 1,324 | #57 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #639 of 1,301 | #64 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #645 of 1,301 | #58 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.6% | #1,300 of 1,312 | #77 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #626 of 854 | #48 of 57 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
+43 (+9%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 529 | 39.6 | 13.4:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 39.6 | 12.9:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 38.9 | 13.0:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 43 | 11.3:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 42.5 | 13.4:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 4% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 0% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 37 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timber Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (571 to 529); teachers down 7% (42.5 to 39.6).
About Timber Ridge Elementary School
Timber Ridge Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Marietta, Georgia. Its enrollment is 529 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Timber Ridge Elementary School belongs to Cobb County, a district of 110 schools and 105,738 students.
More than half of enrollment at Timber Ridge Elementary School is White: 64%. Other groups include 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 49% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Timber Ridge Elementary School scores 55%.
Based on 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Timber Ridge Elementary School has a ratio of 13.4:1. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 8%. The average for public schools in Cobb County is 53%.
In Georgia, Timber Ridge Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 84.1% actual against a predicted 73.4%.
In the wider Cobb County area, median household income comes to about $102,738, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Cobb County's 129 public schools enroll about 116,609 students and include Timber Ridge Elementary School.
A public school about 1.3 miles away, Mount Bethel Elementary School, is the closest to Timber Ridge Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 84.1% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Timber Ridge Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 486 to 529, a 9% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.3:1 to 13.4:1.
The Timber Ridge Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cobb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
775,208
Census ACS
Median income
$102,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
116,609 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cobb County
- Campbell High SchoolHigh · 3,085 students
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Pebblebrook High SchoolHigh · 2,574 students
- North Cobb High SchoolHigh · 2,463 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
Other schools in Marietta
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Marietta High SchoolHigh · 2,526 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
- Lassiter High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
- Pope High SchoolHigh · 1,793 students
Other Timber Ridge Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Timber Ridge Elementary. Timber Ridge Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolMcDonough, GA · 713 students
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolKILLEEN, TX · 717 students
- Timber Ridge ElementaryJohnston, IA · 667 students
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 621 students
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolSNOQUALMIE, WA · 607 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Bethel Elementary School1.3 mi · 898
- Tritt Elementary School1.7 mi · 804
- Dickerson Middle School1.9 mi · 1,225
- Walton High School2.1 mi · 2,705
- Dodgen Middle School2.3 mi · 1,178
- East Side Elementary School2.3 mi · 1,072
Frequently asked questions
About Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Timber Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Timber Ridge Elementary School serve?
Timber Ridge Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Timber Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Timber Ridge Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Timber Ridge Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Timber Ridge Elementary School public or private?
Timber Ridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.