Timberlane Middle School

Timberlane Middle School, a moderately sized middle school in PENNINGTON, New Jersey, part of Hopewell Valley Regional School District, caters to 803 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 39% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Within Hopewell Valley Regional School District, which oversees 6 schools and 3,423 students, Timberlane Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Timberlane Middle School records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 46% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Timberlane Middle School has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Timberlane Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mercer County (around 48%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Timberlane Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 57.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Mercer County put median household income runs about $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Timberlane Middle School is one of 110 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students).

The closest other public school is Hopewell Valley Central High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Timberlane Middle School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 841 students in 2018 compared to 803 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 74% to 68%.

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