Timber Grove Elementary

This page covers Timber Grove Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Owings Mills, Maryland. Its enrollment is 608 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Maryland enroll around 481, and this school is 26% above that mark.

Baltimore County Public Schools enrolls 110,872 students in 177 schools, including Timber Grove Elementary.

Of every 100 students at Timber Grove Elementary, about 45 are Black, the largest group. Other students are 35% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% White, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 31% Black share among all Baltimore County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.

Teacher count: 37.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. Roughly 69% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore County is 53%.

Timber Grove Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Maryland public elementary schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Timber Grove Elementary is 3.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.1% actual, 33.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.

American Community Survey estimates for Baltimore County show that the median household earns about $91,768 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Baltimore County has 180 public schools with about 110,872 students, including Timber Grove Elementary.

Among nearby public schools, Cedarmere Elementary is closest at about 0.9 miles. Timber Grove Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 32.8%, higher than Timber Grove Elementary's 30.1%.

Timber Grove Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's student count rose 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.2:1, from 15.1:1.

The discussion board for Timber Grove Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.