📍 1601 Timber Drive, Garner, Wake County, 27529
Timber Drive Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garner, Wake County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Timber Drive Elementary enrolls 416 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 29% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 416 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Timber Drive Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 15, state house district 33.
Timber Drive Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 416 students, Timber Drive Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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