Is Timber Grove Elementary a good school?

Timber Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Timber Grove Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 543 students attended Timber Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Timber Grove Elementary?

Students at Timber Grove Elementary are 50% African American, 28% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Timber Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Timber Grove Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Franklin Middle

Timber Grove Elementary

Summary:

Timber Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Owings Mills, Maryland, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that has shifted in recent years, now comprising 50.46% African American, 28.18% Hispanic, 8.66% White, 5.71% Asian, and 6.63% two or more races.

Timber Grove Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance on state assessments compared to the Baltimore County and Maryland averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 15.4% of Timber Grove students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 19.3% in Baltimore County and 24.1% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Timber Grove has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.06% to 64.09% over the past three school years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Timber Grove Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than many of the nearby schools, such as Lyons Mill Elementary, Deer Park Elementary, and Chatsworth School, which all have higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a more economically advantaged student population. Additionally, Timber Grove Elementary's ranking among Maryland elementary schools has steadily declined over the past several years, from a high of 424 out of 859 schools in the 2014-2015 school year to a low of 657 out of 859 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

701 Academy Ave
Owings Mills, MD 21117-1302

(410) 887-1714

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
657^th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,725

Students who attend Timber Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Franklin Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 15.6

Number of students: 543

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.5%

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Timber Grove Elementary ranks worse than 76.5% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 84^th among 108 ranked elementary schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.85. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (50.5%), Hispanic (28.2%), White (8.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Timber Grove Elementary is 15.6. 70 elementary schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Timber Grove Elementary employs 34.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Timber Grove Elementary is $16,725. 86 elementary schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Timber Grove Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Baltimore County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Baltimore County Public Schools 17^th of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Timber Grove Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Timber Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile
2004	33.84	591^st	803	26.4%
2005	25.01	637^th	805	20.9%
2006	43.58	502^nd	804	37.6%
2007	45.38	495^th	818	39.5%
2008	68.76	278^th	838	66.8%
2009	58.70	397^th	850	53.3%
2010	53.82	458^th	855	46.4%
2011	44.98	519^th	853	39.2%
2012	35.96	623^rd	857	27.3%
2013	46.93	497^th	847	41.3%
2014	43.39	576^th	867	33.6%
2015	45.75	424^th	859	50.6%
2016	32.59	549^th	845	35.0%
2017	33.70	525^th	847	38.0%
2018	28.93	576^th	857	32.8%
2019	20.92	655^th	853	23.2%
2021	18.62	647^th	802	19.3%
2022	20.56	687^th	862	20.3%
2023	16.34	709^th	855	17.1%
2024	19.85	657^th	859	23.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Timber Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	20.70	628^th	796	21.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Timber Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	24.66	550^th	788	30.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Timber Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	21.61	428^th	504	15.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Timber Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	24.18	300^th	347	13.5%

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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Timber Grove Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	424	97	24	13	1	n/a	n/a	1	560
1990	497	96	32	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	642
1991	521	86	39	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	660
1992	584	101	35	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	739
1993	580	103	33	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	739
1994	596	109	38	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	770
1995	559	130	41	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	757
1996	559	130	41	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	757
1997	552	157	45	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	783
1998	493	173	40	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	733
1999	482	178	34	25	3	n/a	n/a	0	722
2000	466	191	37	30	6	n/a	n/a	0	730
2001	424	180	31	24	4	n/a	n/a	0	663
2002	364	187	41	33	4	n/a	n/a	0	629
2003	364	187	41	33	4	n/a	n/a	0	629
2004	302	224	43	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	598
2005	279	226	37	27	3	n/a	n/a	0	572
2006	257	234	47	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	567
2007	224	261	40	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
2008	211	253	47	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
2009	217	275	47	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	596
2010	206	286	51	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	588
2011	190	250	47	47	1	3	44	0	582
2012	167	245	41	60	1	3	44	0	561
2013	155	281	36	64	1	3	54	0	594
2014	143	313	36	67	1	3	51	0	614
2015	134	336	37	63	1	3	51	0	625
2016	124	342	35	77	1	2	55	0	636
2017	115	332	34	91	2	0	47	0	621
2018	107	353	36	84	2	0	48	0	630
2019	78	326	31	94	2	1	45	0	577
2020	68	309	31	117	3	0	33	0	561
2021	54	300	30	131	1	0	28	0	544
2022	43	292	29	130	1	1	30	0	526
2023	47	274	31	153	2	0	36	0	543

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Timber Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	560	27.9	20.0	n/a
1990	642	31.0	20.7	11.8
1991	660	34.1	19.3	10.8
1992	739	36.8	20.0	10.3
1993	739	37.7	19.6	10.3
1994	770	39.7	19.4	12.7
1995	757	38.3	19.8	19.6
1996	757	38.3	19.8	19.6
1997	783	39.0	20.1	21.1
1998	733	39.9	18.4	20.3
1999	722	40.0	18.1	24.7
2000	730	39.1	18.7	20.4
2001	663	39.7	16.7	21.3
2002	629	34.8	18.1	25.8
2003	629	34.8	18.1	25.8
2004	598	36.5	16.4	32.4
2005	572	37.0	15.5	29.9
2006	567	34.0	16.7	33.7
2007	562	35.4	15.9	36.7
2008	562	34.3	16.4	32
2009	596	35.3	16.9	33.9
2010	588	37.6	15.6	37.9
2011	582	35.8	16.2	41.4
2012	561	35.4	15.8	46.3
2013	594	35.9	16.5	46.5
2014	614	37.2	16.5	48.9
2015	625	38.0	16.4	53.9
2016	636	36.0	17.6	55
2017	621	37.3	16.6	55.1
2018	630	36.5	17.2	57.6
2019	577	35.5	16.2	57.2
2020	561	33.6	16.6	61.5
2021	544	36.0	15.0	63.1
2022	526	35.5	14.7	45.1
2023	543	34.6	15.6	64.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Timber Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	560	27.9	20.0	n/a
1990	642	31.0	20.7	11.8
1991	660	34.1	19.3	10.8
1992	739	36.8	20.0	10.3
1993	739	37.7	19.6	10.3
1994	770	39.7	19.4	12.7
1995	757	38.3	19.8	19.6
1996	757	38.3	19.8	19.6
1997	783	39.0	20.1	21.1
1998	733	39.9	18.4	20.3
1999	722	40.0	18.1	24.7
2000	730	39.1	18.7	20.4
2001	663	39.7	16.7	21.3
2002	629	34.8	18.1	25.8
2003	629	34.8	18.1	25.8
2004	598	36.5	16.4	32.4
2005	572	37.0	15.5	29.9
2006	567	34.0	16.7	33.7
2007	562	35.4	15.9	36.7
2008	562	34.3	16.4	32
2009	596	35.3	16.9	33.9
2010	588	37.6	15.6	37.9
2011	582	35.8	16.2	41.4
2012	561	35.4	15.8	46.3
2013	594	35.9	16.5	46.5
2014	614	37.2	16.5	48.9
2015	625	38.0	16.4	53.9
2016	636	36.0	17.6	55
2017	621	37.3	16.6	55.1
2018	630	36.5	17.2	57.6
2019	577	35.5	16.2	57.2
2020	561	33.6	16.6	61.5
2021	544	36.0	15.0	63.1
2022	526	35.5	14.7	45.1
2023	543	34.6	15.6	64.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Timber Grove Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$498 (3.7%)	$12,931 (96.3%)	$13,429
2020	$333 (2.7%)	$12,172 (97.3%)	$12,505
2021	$1,083 (7.8%)	$12,841 (92.2%)	$13,924
2022	$1,738 (11.8%)	$12,929 (88.2%)	$14,667
2023	$2,140 (12.8%)	$14,584 (87.2%)	$16,725

Data source: Maryland Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Timber Grove Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 655^th of 853 Elementary schools	Ranks 709^th of 855 Elementary schools	6.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	577	543	5.9%
African American	326	274	16%
American Indian	2	2
Asian	31	31
Hispanic	94	153	62.8%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	78	47	39.7%
Two or More Races	45	36	20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	57.2%	64.1%	6.9%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (2024)				MCAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Timber Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Academy Ave	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1714	543	35	15.6	64.1%	47 (8.7%)	274 (50.5%)	153 (28.2%)	31 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	19.9	657^th of 859 public elementary schools	23.5%		16.3	709^th of 855 public elementary schools	17.1%	52	18.8	23.6		15.4	24.4	33.7	12.9	23.7		$16,725	$2,140	$14,584
Cedarmere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17 Nicodemus Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1100	549	37	14.8	61.0%	69 (12.6%)	249 (45.4%)	159 (29.0%)	55 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	25.6	580^th of 859 public elementary schools	32.5%		43.7	425^th of 855 public elementary schools	50.3%	155	22.1	13.1	12.1	15.5	39.5	53.1	20.2	37.3	8.8	$16,887	$1,980	$14,907
Owings Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10824 Reistertown Road	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1710	745	48	15.5	62.7%	35 (4.7%)	381 (51.1%)	274 (36.8%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	33	508^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.9%		35.6	506^th of 855 public elementary schools	40.8%	2	27.8	23.1	10.3	19.8	41.1	51.3	39.7	44.3	7.8	$16,378	$2,192	$14,186
Reisterstown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Walgrove Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1133	507	33	15.5	66.9%	61 (12.0%)	214 (42.2%)	160 (31.6%)	43 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	21.7	626^th of 859 public elementary schools	27.1%		17.5	694^th of 855 public elementary schools	18.8%	68	14.0	12.0	8.2	11.6	26.4	43.4	36.2	35.0	10.4	$16,727	$1,781	$14,946
Glyndon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Glyndon Dr	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1130	537	30	18.1	64.6%	65 (12.1%)	268 (49.9%)	124 (23.1%)	34 (6.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.1%)	22.2	617^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.2%		22	630^th of 855 public elementary schools	26.3%	13	25.0	12.9	11.6	16.4	29.3	40.6	24.1	30.8	12.8	$16,019	$2,189	$13,830
Chatsworth School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	222 New Ave	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-1103	293	31	9.5	38.9%	58 (19.8%)	177 (60.4%)	21 (7.2%)	19 (6.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	64.9	278^th of 859 public elementary schools	67.6%		66.2	265^th of 855 public elementary schools	69.0%	13	59.6	34.2	31.1	42.3	63.8	62.2	48.9	58.1	24.4	$35,029	$6,011	$29,018
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33 Cockeysmill Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1111	409	27	14.9	43.8%	170 (41.6%)	109 (26.7%)	77 (18.8%)	25 (6.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	66.8	263^rd of 859 public elementary schools	69.4%		60.4	297^th of 855 public elementary schools	65.3%	34	61.5	32.8	28.2	40.5	73.8	66.1	49.3	62.6	28.2	$18,174	$2,178	$15,996
New Town Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4924 New Town Blvd	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1541	809	45	18.0	60.8%	24 (3.0%)	658 (81.3%)	56 (6.9%)	27 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.1%)	28.9	547^th of 859 public elementary schools	36.3%		36.6	490^th of 855 public elementary schools	42.7%	57	28.5	21.1	9.6	19.8	42.2	42.9	30.4	38.6	8.9	$14,641	$1,806	$12,836
Lyons Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9435 Lyons Mill Rd	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1719	622	40	15.6	52.1%	17 (2.7%)	506 (81.4%)	26 (4.2%)	47 (7.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	45.1	414^th of 859 public elementary schools	51.8%		44.7	413^th of 855 public elementary schools	51.7%	1	36.1	43.5	27.8	35.8	40.2	56.1	29.9	42.1	13.8	$16,778	$1,914	$14,864
Deer Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9809 Lyons Mill Rd	Owings Mills	21117	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-0723	414	22	18.8	61.4%	6 (1.4%)	379 (91.5%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	49	383^rd of 859 public elementary schools	55.4%		45.8	398^th of 855 public elementary schools	53.5%	15	41.7	23.4	31.7	32.7	58.3	39.1	46.7	48.5	19.4	$17,025	$2,216	$14,810

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