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Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566010405
Timber Ridge Elementary School
5402 WHITE ROCK DR, KILLEEN, TX 76542 · (254) 336-6630 · Bell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
433 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 87 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School
Timber Ridge Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Ridge Elementary School this school | 717 | 60.4% | 38.5% |
| Dr Joseph A Fowler Elementary School KILLEEN | 739 | 64.4% | 43.8% |
| Shields Elementary School GLENN HEIGHTS | 625 | 59.2% | 49.1% |
| Pat Carney Elementary School KILLEEN | 733 | 58.7% | 41.6% |
| Venable Village Elementary School FORT CAVAZOS | 597 | 63.8% | 36.9% |
| Barbara Walker Elementary School HEARTLAND | 709 | 66.4% | 30.6% |
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 Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #2,781 of 4,401 | #32 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,882 of 4,466 ▲ 283 | #32 of 55 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,776 of 4,466 ▼ 302 | #37 of 55 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #905 of 3,998 | #12 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #812 of 4,938 | #18 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #3,504 of 4,622 | #44 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #290 of 4,628 | #10 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #3,096 of 4,789 | #32 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.6% | #283 of 2,838 | #3 of 33 |
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
717
-137 (-16%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 939
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 717 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 60% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 50.8 | 14.7:1 | 63% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 56.2 | 14.2:1 | 55% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 55 | 15.5:1 | 52% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 1,114 | 70.2 | 15.9:1 | 38% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 1,100 | 71 | 15.5:1 | 41% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 939 | 59 | 15.9:1 | 37% (352) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timber Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (1,114 to 717); teachers down 37% (70.2 to 44).
About Timber Ridge Elementary School
Timber Ridge Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in KILLEEN, Texas, under KILLEEN ISD. School enrollment was 717 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
The district for Timber Ridge Elementary School is KILLEEN ISD, with 55 schools and 42,883 students.
Black students form the largest group at Timber Ridge Elementary School, 36% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 31% Hispanic, 17% White, and 14% multiracial. In Bell County overall, about 23% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Timber Ridge Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
The school reports 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.3 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 60%. That is close to the 57% average for public schools in Bell County.
The allk12 Grade for Timber Ridge Elementary School is C-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Timber Ridge Elementary School is 9.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 38.5%. Predicted: 47.9%.
In Bell County (population about 386,897), median household income is about $68,865, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 130 public schools operate in Bell County, serving about 71,041 students.
Liberty Hill Middle School is the public school closest to Timber Ridge Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Timber Ridge Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 854 in 2020-21 and 717 in 2024-25, a decrease of 137 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Timber Ridge Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KILLEEN ISD
- Harker Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,192 students
- Robert M Shoemaker High SchoolHigh · 2,165 students
- Killeen High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,031 students
- C E Ellison High SchoolHigh · 1,761 students
- Roy J Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,135 students
Other schools in KILLEEN
- Robert M Shoemaker High SchoolHigh · 2,165 students
- Killeen High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,031 students
- C E Ellison High SchoolHigh · 1,761 students
- Roy J Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,135 students
- Killeen Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
Other Timber Ridge Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Timber Ridge Elementary. Timber Ridge Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolMcDonough, GA · 713 students
- Timber Ridge ElementaryJohnston, IA · 667 students
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 621 students
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolSNOQUALMIE, WA · 607 students
- Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Hill Middle School0.4 mi · 674
- Cedar Valley Elementary School0.5 mi · 570
- Union Grove Middle School1.3 mi · 733
- Mountain View Elementary School1.4 mi · 765
- Maude Moore Wood Elementary School1.6 mi · 728
- Skipcha Elementary School1.9 mi · 937
Frequently asked questions
About Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Timber Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 717 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Timber Ridge Elementary School serve?
Timber Ridge Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Timber Ridge Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Timber Ridge Elementary School are roughly 17% White, 31% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Timber Ridge Elementary School?
Timber Ridge Elementary School is overseen by KILLEEN ISD in Bell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.