Timber Ridge Middle School

Set in Plainfield, Illinois, Timber Ridge Middle School is a large middle-grades school, run under Plainfield SD 202. It teaches 885 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 92% larger than typical.

Plainfield SD 202 runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 24,556 students. Timber Ridge Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Timber Ridge Middle School shows that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 36% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 40% of students at Timber Ridge Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Timber Ridge Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 41.3%.

In the surrounding community, Will County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Will County's 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), Timber Ridge Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is River View Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Timber Ridge Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 44.8%.

Timber Ridge Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 1,018 students in 2018 compared to 885 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 55% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Timber Ridge Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.