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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Timber Ridge School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
657
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER ALBANY PUBLIC SD 8J·NCES 410112001773
Timber Ridge School
373 Timber Ridge St NE, Albany, OR 97322 · (541) 704-1095 · Linn County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
505 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 136 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 155 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 16% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
35.3%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 35.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Timber Ridge School
Timber Ridge School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Ridge School this school | 657 | 76.9% | 39.7% |
| Elton Gregory Middle School Redmond | 695 | 78.6% | 28.2% |
| North Middle School Grants Pass | 673 | 73.7% | 43.5% |
| Scenic Middle School Central Point | 774 | 78.8% | 30.7% |
| Memorial Middle School Albany | 544 | 76.1% | 27.4% |
| Crook County Middle School Prineville | 616 | 71.8% | 38.2% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 Timber Ridge School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #37 of 190 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #44 of 200 ▼ 3 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #40 of 201 ▲ 2 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #55 of 208 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #135 of 180 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #124 of 180 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #84 of 194 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #77 of 141 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
657
+89 (+16%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 657 | 32.8 | 20.1:1 | 77% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | N/A | N/A | 65% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 29 | 23.2:1 | 44% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 30 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 34.8 | 21.4:1 | 32% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 32 | 21.9:1 | 43% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 25 | 22.3:1 | 49% (273) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timber Ridge School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (745 to 657); teachers down 6% (34.8 to 32.8).
About Timber Ridge School
Timber Ridge School, located in Albany, Oregon, is a medium-sized middle school. School enrollment was 657 students in 2024-25, in grades 3 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average about 494 students.
The 20 schools in Greater Albany Public SD 8J enroll 8,771 students altogether, Timber Ridge School among them.
A majority of students at Timber Ridge School, 72%, are White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Linn County's residents are about 84% White, 12 points above the school's share. Timber Ridge School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 20.1 students per teacher and 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Oregon is 19.3:1, lower than at this school. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Linn County, the average is about the same, 79%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Timber Ridge School falls in the middle 80% of Oregon schools: 39.7% actual against 32.7% predicted.
In the county around the school, Linn County, median household income is about $76,329, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 48 public schools operate in Linn County, serving about 17,916 students.
Of nearby public schools, Meadow Ridge Elementary is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 39.7% is above the 24.4% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Timber Ridge School's location as City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Timber Ridge School went from 568 students to 657. The school's ratio rose from 18.9:1 to 20.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,706
Census ACS
Median income
$76,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,916 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Albany Public SD 8J
- South Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- West Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,297 students
- Calapooia Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- North Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
Other schools in Albany
- South Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,466 students
- West Albany High SchoolHigh · 1,297 students
- Calapooia Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- North Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow Ridge Elementary0.2 mi · 510
- South Shore Elementary School1.7 mi · 356
- Waverly Elementary School1.9 mi · 204
- Periwinkle Elementary School2.6 mi · 325
- Albany Options School3.1 mi · 136
- Sunrise Elementary School3.1 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Timber Ridge SchoolHow many students attend Timber Ridge School?
Timber Ridge School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades 03-08.
What age range does Timber Ridge School serve?
Timber Ridge School serves students from grade 03 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Timber Ridge School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Timber Ridge School is approximately 20.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Timber Ridge School?
Student demographics at Timber Ridge School are roughly 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Timber Ridge School?
Timber Ridge School is overseen by Greater Albany Public SD 8J in Linn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.