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Timberwood Middle School
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 339 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 328 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 356 | 35% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat 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 30 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 | 25.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% 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%.
Schools most like Timberwood Middle School
Timberwood Middle School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberwood Middle School this school | 1,023 | 60.4% | 40.3% |
| Crandall Middle School CRANDALL | 1,038 | 61.3% | 32.5% |
| Atascocita Middle School HUMBLE | 986 | 56.8% | 41.6% |
| Bettye Myers Middle School SHADY SHORES | 827 | 62.0% | 34.4% |
| Roy J Smith Middle School KILLEEN | 1,135 | 57.8% | 41.4% |
| Marine Creek Middle School FORT WORTH | 926 | 61.7% | 36.9% |
Where Timberwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #929 of 1,635 | #112 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #682 of 1,670 ▲ 323 | #91 of 219 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #952 of 1,670 ▼ 41 | #120 of 219 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #472 of 1,570 | #73 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,023 | #260 of 1,749 | #70 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #511 of 1,542 | #71 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #205 of 1,543 | #30 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #931 of 1,648 | #162 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #81 of 942 | #21 of 145 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,023 | 74.8 | 13.7:1 | 60% (618) |
| 2023-24 | 1,057 | 75.7 | 14.0:1 | 61% (642) |
| 2022-23 | 1,094 | 75.4 | 14.5:1 | 54% (587) |
| 2020-21 | 1,189 | 78 | 15.2:1 | 44% (519) |
| 2017-18 | 1,585 | 93.2 | 17.0:1 | 28% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 1,461 | 84 | 17.4:1 | 32% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 1,186 | 86 | 13.8:1 | 32% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 961 | 62 | 15.5:1 | 26% (251) |
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (1,585 to 1,023); teachers down 20% (93.2 to 74.8).
About Timberwood Middle School
Timberwood Middle School is a large middle school serving families in HUMBLE, Texas. School enrollment was 1,023 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
HUMBLE ISD enrolls 48,502 students, and its 50 schools include Timberwood Middle School.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Timberwood Middle School, with 41% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 31% Black, 22% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Timberwood Middle School comes in at 69%.
The teaching staff at Timberwood Middle School is 74.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.7:1. Middle schools in Texas average about 14.4:1, a similar figure. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 60%. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
Timberwood Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Timberwood Middle School would score about 47.9%. It scores 40.3%, 7.6 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The school nearest to Timberwood Middle School is Humble Community Learning Center, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Timberwood Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.9%; Timberwood Middle School's is 40.3%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Timberwood Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The number of students dropped from 1,189 to 1,023 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.2 to 13.7 over 4 years.
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