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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING HILL·NCES 201185002108
Timber Sage Elementary School
15800 W 173rd Terrace, Olathe, KS 66062 · (913) 592-7244 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
31 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 51%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
73.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
71.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.5% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 61.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Sage Elementary School
Timber Sage Elementary School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Sage Elementary School this school | 401 | 7.7% | 66.0% |
| Robert M. Martin Elementary Wichita | 480 | 9.2% | 64.1% |
| Meadow Lane Elem Olathe | 349 | 9.5% | 75.7% |
| Canyon Creek Elementary Lenexa | 459 | 8.7% | 73.4% |
| Prairie Creek Elementary Olathe | 432 | 6.9% | 64.4% |
| Bentwood Elem Overland Park | 366 | 12.8% | 59.9% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Sage Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #54 of 625 | #35 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #31 of 625 | #22 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #45 of 625 | #33 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #187 of 714 | #49 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #315 of 539 | #59 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #349 of 540 | #90 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.7% | #642 of 658 | #97 of 111 |
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
401
+68 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 401 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 10% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 27.5 | 12.7:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 8% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timber Sage Elementary School.
About Timber Sage Elementary School
Timber Sage Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Olathe, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 401 students. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 28% bigger than that.
Across its 11 schools, Spring Hill enrolls 5,841 students. Timber Sage Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Timber Sage Elementary School, White students make up 79% of the student body. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 79% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 29 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. That matches the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas fairly closely. Roughly 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Johnson County, the average is 27%.
In Kansas, Timber Sage Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.0% actual against a predicted 58.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Johnson County show that the median household income is $109,208, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Besides Timber Sage Elementary School, Johnson County has 167 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Prairie Creek Elementary, is about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Timber Sage Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 20% from its 2020-21 level of 333. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Timber Sage Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spring Hill
- Insight School of KansasHigh · 1,159 students
- Spring Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,121 students
- Spring Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Kansas Virtual Academy (KSVA)Elementary · 584 students
- Prairie Creek ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Wolf Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other schools in Olathe
- Olathe North Sr HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Olathe Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- Olathe East Sr HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Olathe South Sr HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Olathe West High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 432
- Arbor Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 367
- Woodland Spring Middle School1.3 mi · 333
- Sunnyside Elementary School1.8 mi · 316
- Chisholm Trail Middle School1.9 mi · 569
- Madison Place Elementary1.9 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Timber Sage Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Timber Sage Elementary School?
Timber Sage Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades PK-05.
Is Timber Sage Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Timber Sage Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Timber Sage Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Timber Sage Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Timber Sage Elementary School?
At Timber Sage Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Timber Sage Elementary School in?
Timber Sage Elementary School is part of Spring Hill.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.