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Timber Grove Elementary

Q: Is Timber Grove Elementary a good school?

Timber Grove Elementary ranks 641 st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Timber Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Owings Mills, Maryland, serving 580 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, which is ranked 17 out of 25 in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Timber Grove Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in 5th grade. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts were 20.9% and 27.5%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 20.7% and 45%, and the state averages of 26.5% and 50.8%. Additionally, Timber Grove Elementary has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.0% to 37.2% over the past 3 school years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Timber Grove Elementary is performing below the district and state averages, some nearby schools, such as Lyons Mill Elementary, Deer Park Elementary, and Chatsworth School, are performing significantly better on various metrics. Examining the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools could provide valuable insights for Timber Grove Elementary to improve its own performance and address the underlying challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic factors that may be contributing to the school's low academic outcomes.

608

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,340

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Academy Ave
Owings Mills, MD 21117-1302

(410) 887-1714

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Timber Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Franklin Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.4%

Hispanic:

35.4%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Maryland average

!Near the bottom of Baltimore County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

Maryland avg38%

641^st of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 108Elementary Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

17^th of 25Baltimore County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	641 of 865	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	657 of 859	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	709 of 855	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	687 of 862	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	647 of 802	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	655 of 853	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	576 of 857	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.7	525 of 847	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.6	549 of 845	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	424 of 859	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.4	576 of 867	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	497 of 847	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.0	623 of 857	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.0	519 of 853	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.8	458 of 855	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	397 of 850	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.8	278 of 838	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.4	495 of 818	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	502 of 804	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.0	637 of 805	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	591 of 803	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.6	428 of 504	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	628 of 796	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.2	300 of 347	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.7	550 of 788	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2021)30th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)21st percentile~ school

African American (2021)15th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2021)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-23 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

Science11%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	608	37	16.2	68.8%	37 (6.1%)	276 (45.4%)	215 (35.4%)	40 (6.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	23	641^st of 865 public elementary schools	25.9%		19.9	657^th of 859 public elementary schools	23.5%	16	30.1	16.9	14.6	20.9	32.0	32.5	18.3	27.5	10.8	$17,340	$1,787	$15,554
Cedarmere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17 Nicodemus Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1100	502	37	13.7	59.6%	58 (11.6%)	212 (42.2%)	165 (32.9%)	46 (9.2%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	32	544^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.1%		25.6	580^th of 859 public elementary schools	32.5%	36	22.2	27.1	16.7	21.6	34.3	43.5	38.2	38.6	13.2	$18,710	$1,644	$17,065
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	666	45	14.8	68.2%	28 (4.2%)	351 (52.7%)	253 (38.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	35.5	513^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.7%		33	508^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.9%	5	31.7	35.6	15.9	27.2	32.5	57.0	35.4	40.2	8.0	$18,474	$2,221	$16,253
Reisterstown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Walgrove Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1133	518	37	14.0	61.6%	62 (12.0%)	198 (38.2%)	186 (35.9%)	47 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	22.3	656^th of 865 public elementary schools	24.2%		21.7	626^th of 859 public elementary schools	27.1%	30	16.7	11.3	12.5	13.6	26.5	39.2	33.8	33.0	11.3	$18,624	$2,199	$16,424
Glyndon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Glyndon Dr	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-1130	476	27	17.4	67.2%	63 (13.2%)	222 (46.6%)	124 (26.1%)	33 (6.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	28.8	564^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.8%		22.2	617^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.2%	53	30.3	20.7	9.5	20.8	36.5	33.7	31.5	34.0	18.7	$20,574	$2,073	$18,500
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	301	29	10.4	38.2%	51 (16.9%)	182 (60.5%)	24 (8.0%)	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	79	191^st of 865 public elementary schools	77.9%		64.9	278^th of 859 public elementary schools	67.6%	87	56.8	57.8	28.6	49.2	70.5	60.0	65.7	65.3	42.9	$32,808	$5,872	$26,937
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33 Cockeysmill Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1111	392	27	14.5	40.1%	145 (37.0%)	109 (27.8%)	80 (20.4%)	25 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.7%)	79	190^th of 865 public elementary schools	78.0%		66.8	263^rd of 859 public elementary schools	69.4%	73	53.1	63.5	38.2	51.3	58.7	65.6	67.2	63.9	38.2	$20,080	$2,106	$17,974
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	772	43	17.9	56.9%	18 (2.3%)	628 (81.3%)	58 (7.5%)	29 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	39.2	489^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.5%		28.9	547^th of 859 public elementary schools	36.3%	58	33.3	20.6	18.7	23.9	49.1	49.2	35.0	44.4	17.5	$16,398	$2,105	$14,292
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	671	39	17.3	50.1%	7 (1.0%)	556 (82.9%)	27 (4.0%)	49 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.2%)	55.4	363^rd of 865 public elementary schools	58.0%		45.1	414^th of 859 public elementary schools	51.8%	51	34.0	41.1	31.9	35.6	41.6	56.2	48.7	48.9	27.5	$17,235	$1,308	$15,927
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	384	25	15.4	66.9%	8 (2.1%)	341 (88.8%)	20 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	46.8	433^rd of 865 public elementary schools	49.9%		49	383^rd of 859 public elementary schools	55.4%	50	42.4	34.8	17.6	31.1	56.1	50.8	36.8	47.4	16.2	$19,008	$2,013	$16,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Timber Grove Elementary

Is Timber Grove Elementary a good school?

Timber Grove Elementary ranks 641^st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Timber Grove Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Franklin Middle

What district is Timber Grove Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

How many students attend Timber Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Timber Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Timber Grove Elementary?

Students at Timber Grove Elementary are 45% African American, 35% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

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