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Which teacher or staff member at TIMBER LAKES EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
947
Elementary
DISTRICT 790 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPLENDORA ISD·NCES 484107013977
Timber Lakes Elementary School
15450 HARRINGTON DR, NEW CANEY, TX 77357 · (281) 689-4375 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL947 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
414 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 88 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 154 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (120).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Timber Lakes Elementary School→Splendora Junior High School
Based on grade levels within SPLENDORA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 16.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lakes Elementary School
Timber Lakes Elementary School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Lakes Elementary School this school | 947 | 43.7% | 30.1% |
| Rose Garden Elementary School SCHERTZ | 861 | 43.8% | 29.6% |
| Parker Elementary School HOUSTON | 924 | 41.3% | 59.3% |
| General Tommy Franks Elementary School MIDLAND | 950 | 45.6% | 46.5% |
| Cottonwood Creek Elementary School HUTTO | 925 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| Oak Point Elementary School OAK POINT | 998 | 47.3% | 45.4% |
Matched among Texas 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 Timber Lakes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,660 of 4,401 | #74 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,217 of 4,466 ▲ 1,773 | #49 of 77 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,319 of 4,466 ▲ 1,208 | #52 of 77 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.0pp | #182 of 3,998 | #5 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 947 | #139 of 4,938 | #6 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,281 of 4,622 | #62 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #1,048 of 4,628 | #21 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #3,816 of 4,789 | #50 of 78 |
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
947
+365 (+63%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 947 | 59.2 | 16.0:1 | 44% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 49.9 | 15.7:1 | 65% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 50.9 | 16.9:1 | 63% (543) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 68% (396) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timber Lakes Elementary School.
About Timber Lakes Elementary School
Timber Lakes Elementary School serves students in NEW CANEY, Texas, as a large elementary school. The school's enrollment of 947 students covers pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 82% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
SPLENDORA ISD counts 7 schools and 5,687 students, including Timber Lakes Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Timber Lakes Elementary School, at 48%. Other reported shares: 33% White, 14% Black, and 4% multiracial. Montgomery County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 20 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 59.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.0:1 here. Around 44% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
In Texas, Timber Lakes Elementary School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.1% compared with a predicted 55.0%.
Timber Lakes Elementary School is located in Montgomery County, where the median household income is $97,701, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Timber Lakes Elementary School, Montgomery County has 159 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Piney Woods Elementary School, about 2.9 miles away. Timber Lakes Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Timber Lakes Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 30.1% versus a 36.8% average.
Timber Lakes Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment figures are 582 for 2020-21 and 947 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.0:1.
Discussions about Timber Lakes Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPLENDORA ISD
- Splendora High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Splendora Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Piney Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 832 students
- Peach Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 692 students
- Greenleaf Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Juvenile Justice Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 3 students
Other schools in NEW CANEY
- New Caney High SchoolHigh · 2,226 students
- Keefer Crossing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,271 students
- Dogwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 911 students
- Tavola Elementary SchoolElementary · 859 students
- Oakley Elementary SchoolElementary · 816 students
- New Caney Elementary SchoolElementary · 787 students
Other Timber Lakes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Timber Lakes Elementary. Timber Lakes Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- TIMBER LAKES ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Piney Woods Elementary School2.9 mi · 832
- Splendora Junior High School3.0 mi · 877
- Splendora High School3.0 mi · 1,647
- Keefer Crossing Middle School4.1 mi · 1,271
- Conroe Virtual School4.2 mi · 211
- Hope Elementary School4.2 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Timber Lakes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Timber Lakes Elementary School?
Timber Lakes Elementary School enrolls approximately 947 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Timber Lakes Elementary School serve?
Timber Lakes Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Timber Lakes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Timber Lakes Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Timber Lakes Elementary School?
At Timber Lakes Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 48% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Timber Lakes Elementary School public or private?
Timber Lakes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPLENDORA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.