TIMBER CREEK ELEM.

Set in RAYMORE, Missouri, TIMBER CREEK ELEM. is a moderately sized primary school, overseen by RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II. It enrolls 390 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so TIMBER CREEK ELEM. sits 24% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II (6,332 students total), TIMBER CREEK ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, TIMBER CREEK ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder comes out to 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Cass County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, TIMBER CREEK ELEM. lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Cass County's rate of about 35%.

After controlling for student poverty, TIMBER CREEK ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.3%.

Around the school, Cass County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,535, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Cass County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,093 students), of which TIMBER CREEK ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is RAYMORE ELEM., roughly 1.2 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 CREEK ELEM. ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. TIMBER CREEK ELEM.'s enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 390). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 77% to 82%.

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