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Enrollment
713
Elementary
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282003412
Timber Ridge Elementary School
2825 Highway 20 E, McDonough, GA 30252 · (770) 288-3237 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL713 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
332 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
44.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.3pp since 2021
Math
50.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 45.3% |
| 2022-23 | 44.1% | 52.6% |
| 2021-22 | 44.3% | 48.0% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 (45.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Ridge Elementary School this school | 713 | 46.6% | 45.1% |
| East Lake Elementary McDonough | 671 | 46.3% | 50.7% |
| Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts Savannah | 770 | 51.0% | 63.1% |
| Glanton-Hindsman Elementary Villa Rica | 691 | 50.7% | 40.5% |
| Bolton Academy Elementary Atlanta | 590 | 47.1% | 53.4% |
| Ola Elementary School McDonough | 866 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
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 Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #437 of 1,208 | #3 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #395 of 1,215 ▲ 99 | #2 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #362 of 1,215 ▲ 75 | #3 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #658 of 1,183 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 713 | #346 of 1,324 | #6 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,127 of 1,301 | #23 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #390 of 1,301 | #6 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #1,068 of 1,312 | #28 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.3% | #91 of 386 | #5 of 9 |
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
713
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 713 | 47.1 | 15.1:1 | 47% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 763 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 45% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 46.5 | 16.4:1 | 32% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 48 | 14.9:1 | 22% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 35.5 | 16.4:1 | 30% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 27% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 16% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timber Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (583 to 713); teachers up 33% (35.5 to 47.1).
About Timber Ridge Elementary School
Timber Ridge Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in McDonough, Georgia. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 713 students.
The district, Henry County, operates 53 schools serving 43,012 students.
Federal enrollment data show Timber Ridge Elementary School is 55% Black. The next largest groups are 23% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Henry County, where about 52% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Based on 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Timber Ridge Elementary School has a ratio of 15.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Henry County is 63%.
Timber Ridge Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.1%) and its predicted rate (53.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Henry County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,146 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Timber Ridge Elementary School shares Henry County with 53 other public schools.
Timber Ridge Elementary School's nearest public school is Union Grove Middle (about 3.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Timber Ridge Elementary School. By average proficiency, Timber Ridge Elementary School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 715 in 2020-21 and 713 in 2024-25.
Timber Ridge Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
Other schools in McDonough
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Ola Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Union Grove MiddleMiddle · 1,033 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 2nd largest of the 6.
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 529 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
- Union Grove Middle3.1 mi · 1,033
- East Lake Elementary3.2 mi · 671
- Union Grove High3.4 mi · 1,622
- Oak Hill Elementary School4.3 mi · 663
- Ola Middle School4.3 mi · 1,039
- Ola High School4.4 mi · 1,586
Frequently asked questions
About Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Timber Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 713 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Timber Ridge Elementary School serve?
Timber Ridge Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Timber Ridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Timber Ridge Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 12% Hispanic, 55% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Timber Ridge Elementary School is overseen by Henry County in Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.