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What's something Timberland Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
613
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIMBERLAND ACADEMY·NCES 260021401153
Timberland Academy
2574 MCLAUGHLIN AVE, MUSKEGON, MI 49442 · (231) 767-9700 · Muskegon County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
595 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 38% larger than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
22.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Timberland Academy
Timberland Academy's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberland Academy this school | 613 | 97.1% | 24.2% |
| North Saginaw Charter Academy SAGINAW | 679 | 95.4% | 25.9% |
| Ridge Park Charter Academy GRAND RAPIDS | 507 | 91.3% | 41.2% |
| Prevail Academy MOUNT CLEMENS | 534 | 90.6% | 26.0% |
| Dye Elementary School FLINT | 559 | 92.3% | 30.3% |
| Burton Glen Charter Academy BURTON | 709 | 94.5% | 35.6% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Timberland Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Muskegon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #1,029 of 1,085 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #1,018 of 1,072 | #16 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #1,061 of 1,139 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #117 of 1,630 | #1 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #468 of 1,424 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #305 of 1,424 | #5 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #35 of 1,563 | #2 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #396 of 979 | #5 of 19 |
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
613
-70 (-10%) vs 2020
+97% since 2000-01, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 613 | 41.1 | 14.9:1 | 97% (595) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 36.1 | 18.8:1 | 98% (662) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 39 | 16.0:1 | 98% (610) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 98% (672) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 95% (690) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 97% (698) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 90% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 64% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timberland Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (724 to 613); teachers down 2% (42 to 41.1).
About Timberland Academy
Timberland Academy runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in MUSKEGON, Michigan. The school has 613 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Timberland Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Black students are 60% of those enrolled at Timberland Academy. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 12% White. In Muskegon County overall, about 12% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Timberland Academy are from different groups.
A staff of 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.9:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 97%. Among public schools in Muskegon County, the average eligibility rate is 59%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Timberland Academy outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Timberland Academy posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.2%, compared with a predicted 23.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Muskegon County, home to about 175,961 people, median household income comes to about $65,024, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Muskegon County's 71 public schools enroll about 25,245 students and include Timberland Academy.
Among nearby public schools, Orchard View Community Education is closest at about 1.0 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Timberland Academy.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment decreased 10% over 4 years, reaching 613 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Muskegon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,961
Census ACS
Median income
$65,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
25,245 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MUSKEGON
- Mona Shores High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- ReethsPuffer High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Muskegon High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Mona Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Charles Hackley Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 611 students
Nearby schools
- Orchard View Community Education1.0 mi · 134
- Cardinal Elementary1.1 mi · 611
- Orchard View Middle School1.4 mi · 422
- Orchard View High School1.6 mi · 543
- Orchard View Early Elementary1.8 mi · 331
- Oakview Elementary School2.0 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Timberland AcademyHow many students attend Timberland Academy?
Timberland Academy enrolls approximately 613 students in grades KG-08.
Is Timberland Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Timberland Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Timberland Academy?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Timberland Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Timberland Academy?
At Timberland Academy, the student body is approximately 12% White, 14% Hispanic, 60% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Timberland Academy public or private?
Timberland Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Timberland Academy.
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