Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000416
Timberlawn Elementary School
1980 N. Siwell Road, Jackson, MS 39209 · (601) 923-2556 · Hinds County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
295 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 62% · 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
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 24.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Timberlawn Elementary School
Timberlawn Elementary School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlawn Elementary School this school | 295 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| Wilkinson County Elementary WOODVILLE | 306 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| Galloway Elementary School Jackson | 296 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
| Threadgill Elementary Greenwood | 295 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Ruleville Central Elementary RULEVILLE | 271 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
| Tunica Elementary School TUNICA | 308 | 99.7% | 44.7% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Timberlawn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #373 of 428 | #19 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #424 of 439 ▼ 27 | #32 of 38 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #347 of 439 ▲ 10 | #18 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #331 of 453 | #28 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #237 of 408 | #13 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #380 of 409 | #23 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #68 of 444 | #23 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.8% | #20 of 296 | #2 of 22 |
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
295
-136 (-32%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 773
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 295 | 19.2 | 15.4:1 | 100% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 22.2 | 14.6:1 | 100% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 24.8 | 14.2:1 | 100% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 100% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 26.2 | 17.8:1 | 100% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 25 | 20.5:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 81% (507) |
| 1990-91 | 773 | 33 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timberlawn Elementary School.
About Timberlawn Elementary School
Timberlawn Elementary School is an elementary school located in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 295 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll about 446 students on average.
The district, Jackson Public Schools, has 19,765 students enrolled across 45 schools.
Timberlawn Elementary School is 96% Black by enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% White. In Hinds County overall, about 72% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Timberlawn Elementary School scores 9%.
Timberlawn Elementary School reported 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.4:1. That is in line with the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. There are 295 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Hinds County report 88%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Timberlawn Elementary School is -8.3 points: 35.8% actual, 44.1% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Hinds County, median household income comes to about $49,402, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county's public schools total 84, with about 32,870 students.
A public school about 1.7 miles away, Forest Hill High School, is the closest to Timberlawn Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 26.4% proficiency; Timberlawn Elementary School posts 35.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment fell by 32% across 4 years, from 431 in 2020-21 to 295 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Hill High School1.7 mi · 1,139
- Cardozo Middle School2.0 mi · 531
- Bates Elementary School2.0 mi · 482
- Oak Forest Elementary School3.0 mi · 436
- Van Winkle Elementary School3.2 mi · 275
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Timberlawn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Timberlawn Elementary School?
Timberlawn Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Timberlawn Elementary School serve?
Timberlawn Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Timberlawn Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Timberlawn Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Timberlawn Elementary School?
Student demographics at Timberlawn Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Timberlawn Elementary School?
Timberlawn Elementary School is overseen by Jackson Public Schools in Hinds County.
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