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Enrollment
519
High
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 455
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKELAND DISTRICT·NCES 160180000843
TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
5973 WEST HIGHWAY 54, SPIRIT LAKE, ID 83869 · (208) 623-6303 · Kootenai County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Idaho public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
128 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 138 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 131 | 25% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
46.1%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 519 | 24.7% | N/A |
| RIRIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL RIRIE | 354 | 24.6% | N/A |
| MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL MCCALL | 447 | 21.3% | N/A |
| MARSH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ARIMO | 303 | 22.1% | N/A |
| KIMBERLY HIGH SCHOOL KIMBERLY | 640 | 24.7% | N/A |
| BONNERS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL BONNERS FERRY | 421 | 30.2% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho high 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 TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Kootenai County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #22 of 84 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #19 of 97 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #53 of 198 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #42 of 105 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #92 of 105 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #125 of 146 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #32 of 50 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
519
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 519 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 25% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 21% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 21% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 33.8 | 16.6:1 | 28% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 35% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 42% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (563 to 519); teachers down 8% (33.8 to 31).
About TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized high school in SPIRIT LAKE, Idaho. It educates 519 students in grades 9 through 12.
The district, LAKELAND DISTRICT, has 4,568 students enrolled across 11 schools.
Federal enrollment data show TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 89% White. The school is also 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 87% White share among all Kootenai County residents. TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
At TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 31 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.7:1. On average, high schools in Idaho have 16.0:1, compared with 16.7:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 25% of enrollment. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Kootenai County.
allk12 grades TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census estimates describe Kootenai County this way: the median household income is $81,861, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Kootenai County has 53 other public schools.
TIMBERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the public school closest to TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.
The NCES locale for TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 526 in 2020-21 to 519 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students. The school's ratio fell from 18.8:1 to 16.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Kootenai County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,996
Census ACS
Median income
$81,861
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
23,554 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKELAND DISTRICT
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 830 students
- LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 635 students
- GARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 424 students
- TIMBERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 412 students
- JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 377 students
- BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 367 students
Other schools in SPIRIT LAKE
- TIMBERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 412 students
- SPIRIT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 290 students
Nearby schools
- TIMBERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 412
- SPIRIT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 290
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.6 mi · 272
- ATHOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 287
- GARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.9 mi · 424
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.6 mi · 830
Frequently asked questions
About TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 519 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 16.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKELAND DISTRICT.
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