Timberland Academy

Summary:

Timberland Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 623 students in grades K-8 in Muskegon, Michigan, a district ranked 568 out of 610 in the state and with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student population is predominantly African American (63.88%), with significant Hispanic (13.16%), White (12.36%), and multiracial (10.27%) representation.

Despite spending more per student than the state average, Timberland Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (up to 56% in 2021-2022), significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas, and subgroup disparities, particularly for African American students. For example, in 2023-2024, only 11.3% of 3rd graders at Timberland Academy were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.6%.

In comparison, nearby schools like Oakridge Lower Elementary, Shettler School, and Beach Elementary generally perform much better across various metrics, with Shettler School ranking 313 out of 1,486 Michigan elementary schools in 2023-2024 with a 4-star rating. This suggests that Timberland Academy may need to undertake a comprehensive review of its strategies, resource allocation, and support systems to address the unique challenges faced by its predominantly African American student population and improve overall student outcomes.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 2574 McLaughlin Ave
       Muskegon, MI  49442-4439


(231) 767-9700

District: Timberland Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
1291st of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,411 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  623

Racial breakdown:

African American:
63.9%
Hispanic:
13.2%
White:
12.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.9% Help


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Compare Details Timberland Academy ranks worse than 86.9% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.84. (See more...)
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Compare Details Timberland Academy ranks worse than 88.2% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.91. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Student population at Timberland Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (63.9%), Hispanic (13.2%), White (12.4%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Timberland Academy is 15.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Timberland Academy is $12,411.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Timberland Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Timberland Academy 1291st of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Timberland Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Timberland Academy 791st of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Timberland Academy in the ranking list.)

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Timberland Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Timberland Academy 568th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Timberland Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 19.74 1398th 1545 9.5%
2007 20.50 1418th 1565 9.4%
2008 18.37 1426th 1577 9.6%
2009 16.72 1441st 1589 9.3%
2010 20.85 1393rd 1552 10.2%
2011 18.84 1395th 1552 10.1%
2012 16.11 1405th 1566 10.3%
2013 12.79 1412th 1563 9.7%
2014 9.59 1426th 1533 7.0%
2015 21.17 1276th 1580 19.2%
2016 11.66 1374th 1548 11.2%
2017 8.68 1346th 1466 8.2%
2018 10.77 1357th 1448 6.3%
2019 16.09 1190th 1408 15.5%
2021 5.44 1127th 1153 2.3%
2022 10.49 1206th 1344 10.3%
2023 17.70 1196th 1470 18.6%
2024 12.84 1291st 1486 13.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.72 72nd 81 11.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.17 392nd 403 2.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.65 1250th 1397 10.5%
2019 24.36 922nd 1134 18.7%
2021 9.50 728th 749 2.8%
2022 16.73 961st 1099 12.6%
2023 27.20 1010th 1350 25.2%
2024 17.29 1190th 1381 13.8%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.70 1340th 1443 7.1%
2019 19.92 979th 1171 16.4%
2022 9.03 1047th 1106 5.3%
2023 11.83 1191st 1321 9.8%
2024 11.78 1215th 1342 9.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.95 1278th 1446 11.6%
2019 14.03 1070th 1196 10.5%
2022 8.22 1087th 1139 4.6%
2023 20.35 1060th 1334 20.5%
2024 10.74 1243rd 1347 7.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.31 349th 475 26.5%
2019 43.68 113th 212 46.7%
2021 20.29 47th 51 7.8%
2022 35.54 97th 158 38.6%
2023 31.63 207th 321 35.5%
2024 30.01 241st 348 30.7%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.15 184th 222 17.1%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Timberland Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 12.52 742nd 806 7.9%
2007 20.59 721st 823 12.4%
2008 27.71 708th 839 15.6%
2009 11.83 790th 847 6.7%
2010 11.34 792nd 851 6.9%
2011 6.20 819th 858 4.5%
2012 18.80 775th 900 13.9%
2013 12.49 824th 919 10.3%
2014 8.79 856th 921 7.1%
2015 25.85 685th 919 25.5%
2016 18.34 729th 894 18.5%
2017 10.62 748th 821 8.9%
2018 16.30 734th 838 12.4%
2019 9.65 734th 792 7.3%
2022 12.77 690th 776 11.1%
2023 20.18 695th 883 21.3%
2024 12.91 791st 897 11.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.01 647th 815 20.6%
2019 13.41 613th 672 8.8%
2022 19.98 586th 691 15.2%
2023 30.02 591st 825 28.4%
2024 17.13 732nd 836 12.4%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.04 684th 794 13.9%
2019 13.38 594th 658 9.7%
2022 11.58 608th 657 7.5%
2023 22.26 608th 770 21.0%
2024 14.36 684th 771 11.3%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.12 656th 797 17.7%
2019 9.44 603rd 639 5.6%
2022 11.95 601st 658 8.7%
2023 18.87 632nd 776 18.6%
2024 10.93 729th 786 7.3%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.36 225th 366 38.5%
2019 24.09 160th 196 18.4%
2023 39.76 171st 310 44.8%
2024 26.35 223rd 300 25.7%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Timberland Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.50 209th 266 21.4%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan 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.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Open Quote I am looking to move into the area and the Heritage Charter schools by me are all ranked 5 stars on schooldigger. I see on here that Timberland is poor @ 1 star, yet the parents have rated it a 5 star!!! Although it states the parents rate it 5 star, no one has left any written reviews. Can anyone help? Thank you!!!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Timberland Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 21 43 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 65
2000 62 94 0 11 5 n/a n/a 0 172
2001 120 170 0 13 8 n/a n/a 0 311
2002 197 256 1 39 5 n/a n/a 0 498
2003 197 256 1 39 5 n/a n/a 0 498
2004 238 297 1 53 7 n/a n/a 0 596
2005 197 274 3 48 9 n/a n/a 0 531
2006 218 300 5 65 5 n/a n/a 0 593
2007 179 272 0 44 1 n/a n/a 64 560
2008 149 262 1 55 3 n/a n/a 0 470
2009 137 254 0 64 3 n/a n/a 0 458
2010 140 240 1 65 4 n/a n/a 0 450
2011 131 212 0 50 11 0 25 0 429
2012 107 186 0 58 3 0 21 0 375
2013 107 255 0 94 2 0 32 0 490
2014 114 355 0 130 2 0 40 0 641
2015 127 365 0 154 3 0 53 0 702
2016 97 426 0 135 2 1 62 0 723
2017 100 400 0 120 3 1 80 0 704
2018 99 421 1 109 3 1 90 0 724
2019 104 456 3 90 2 0 74 0 729
2020 91 431 3 83 1 0 65 0 674
2021 99 432 2 86 1 0 63 0 683
2022 84 400 2 73 1 2 61 0 623
2023 77 398 2 82 0 0 64 0 623

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 Timberland Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 65 5.0 13.0 27.7
2000 172 9.5 18.1 59.9
2001 311 16.0 19.4 64.3
2002 498 n/a n/a 75.5
2003 498 n/a n/a 75.5
2004 596 36.1 16.5 78.9
2005 531 38.7 13.7 76.8
2006 593 39.8 14.9 78.4
2007 560 41.0 13.7 92.9
2008 470 39.9 11.8 78.7
2009 458 36.4 12.6 87.3
2010 450 23.5 19.1 87.8
2011 429 29.0 14.7 90.4
2012 375 30.5 12.2 88.5
2013 490 33.5 14.6 92.9
2014 641 34.1 18.7 95
2015 702 38.0 18.4 96.9
2016 723 40.0 18.0 96.5
2017 704 40.0 17.6 95.6
2018 724 42.0 17.2 95.3
2019 729 41.0 17.7 96.7
2020 674 41.2 16.3 94.2
2021 683 42.1 16.2 98.4
2022 623 41.5 14.9 97.4
2023 623 39.0 15.9 97.9

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 Timberland Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 65 5.0 13.0 27.7
2000 172 9.5 18.1 59.9
2001 311 16.0 19.4 64.3
2002 498 n/a n/a 75.5
2003 498 n/a n/a 75.5
2004 596 36.1 16.5 78.9
2005 531 38.7 13.7 76.8
2006 593 39.8 14.9 78.4
2007 560 41.0 13.7 92.9
2008 470 39.9 11.8 78.7
2009 458 36.4 12.6 87.3
2010 450 23.5 19.1 87.8
2011 429 29.0 14.7 90.4
2012 375 30.5 12.2 88.5
2013 490 33.5 14.6 92.9
2014 641 34.1 18.7 95
2015 702 38.0 18.4 96.9
2016 723 40.0 18.0 96.5
2017 704 40.0 17.6 95.6
2018 724 42.0 17.2 95.3
2019 729 41.0 17.7 96.7
2020 674 41.2 16.3 94.2
2021 683 42.1 16.2 98.4
2022 623 41.5 14.9 97.4
2023 623 39.0 15.9 97.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Timberland Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,550 (14.1%) $9,417 (85.9%) $10,968
2020 $1,488 (13.1%) $9,851 (86.9%) $11,339
2021 $1,810 (16.2%) $9,335 (83.8%) $11,145
2022 $2,622 (19.9%) $10,530 (80.1%) $13,152
2023 $2,116 (17.0%) $10,295 (83.0%) $12,411

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Timberland Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1190th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 1196th of 1470 Elementary schools
 3.2%
Ranks 734th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 695th of 883 Middle schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)29.216.7
 12.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)29.216.7
 12.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Timberland Academy)49.335.2
 14.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Timberland Academy)49.335.2
 14.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)23.712
 11.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)23.712
 11.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Timberland Academy)11.817.3
 5.5%
   4th Grade Math (Timberland Academy)11.817.3
 5.5%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)12.77.6
 5.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)12.77.6
 5.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)22.925.4
 2.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)22.925.4
 2.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Timberland Academy)8.622.2
 13.6%
   6th Grade Math (Timberland Academy)8.622.2
 13.6%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)19.714.1
 5.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)19.714.1
 5.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Timberland Academy)7.67.9
 0.3%
   7th Grade Math (Timberland Academy)7.67.9
 0.3%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)30.444.7
 14.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Timberland Academy)30.444.7
 14.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Timberland Academy)17.914.9
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Timberland Academy)17.914.9
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students729623
 14.5%
African American456398
 12.7%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic9082
 8.9%
Pacific Islander00
White10477
 26%
Two or More Races7464
 13.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.7%97.9%
 1.2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 623 students attended Timberland Academy.

Students at Timberland Academy are 64% African American, 13% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Two or more races.

Timberland Academy ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Michigan elementary schools.


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