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Timber Ridge Elementary Primary School
7370 Nw 54th Ave
Johnston IA, 50131, Polk County
Phone: 515-331-4379
Ranking: 
(41 out of 696, top 6%)*
(41 out of 696, top 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Johnston Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 526 | 505 | 536 | 547 | 569 | 542 | 536 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 48 | 9.1% | 22 | 4.4% | 18 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.9% | 20 | 3.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 11 | 2.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 117 | 22.2% | 92 | 18.2% | 96 | 17.9% | 78 | 14.3% | 76 | 13.4% | 103 | 19.0% | 82 | 15.3% |
| Grade 1: | 55 | 10.5% | 73 | 14.5% | 71 | 13.2% | 73 | 13.3% | 111 | 19.5% | 80 | 14.8% | 95 | 17.7% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 14.3% | 69 | 13.7% | 71 | 13.2% | 108 | 19.7% | 86 | 15.1% | 98 | 18.1% | 81 | 15.1% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 13.1% | 63 | 12.5% | 103 | 19.2% | 86 | 15.7% | 102 | 17.9% | 82 | 15.1% | 86 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 11.6% | 106 | 21.0% | 81 | 15.1% | 100 | 18.3% | 86 | 15.1% | 86 | 15.9% | 90 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 101 | 19.2% | 80 | 15.8% | 96 | 17.9% | 86 | 15.7% | 88 | 15.5% | 91 | 16.8% | 91 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 292 | 55.5% | 282 | 55.8% | 278 | 51.9% | 277 | 50.6% | 291 | 51.1% | 269 | 49.6% | 269 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 234 | 44.5% | 223 | 44.2% | 258 | 48.1% | 270 | 49.4% | 278 | 48.9% | 265 | 48.9% | 263 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 27 | 5.1% | 27 | 5.3% | 28 | 5.2% | 33 | 6.0% | 35 | 6.2% | 45 | 8.3% | 36 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 6.5% | 33 | 6.5% | 33 | 6.2% | 48 | 8.8% | 43 | 7.6% | 26 | 4.8% | 23 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 19 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.8% | 19 | 3.5% | 16 | 2.9% | 18 | 3.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.1% |
| White: | 409 | 77.8% | 399 | 79.0% | 432 | 80.6% | 428 | 78.2% | 453 | 79.6% | 461 | 85.1% | 466 | 86.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 37 | 7.0% | 32 | 6.3% | 24 | 4.5% | 21 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 15.2% | 66 | 13.1% | 62 | 11.6% | 72 | 13.2% | 64 | 11.2% | 44 | 8.1% | 33 | 6.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.2% | 20 | 4.0% | 23 | 4.3% | 26 | 4.8% | 21 | 3.7% | 21 | 3.9% | 24 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.01 | 15.03 | 14.41 | 14.30 | 13.90 | 14.50 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 91.90% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.77% | 93.27% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 90.81% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.00% | 92.83% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 90.02% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.36% | 92.44% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 89.14% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.30% | 90.28% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 93.44% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.54% | 93.36% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.84% | 88.18% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.14% | 90.04% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Timber Ridge Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.