Elementary school (grades K-5) · Raymore, MO

Timber Creek Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Timber Creek Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 292373001959
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
22
📋 Attendance
77
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Timber Creek Elem. earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 85% of Missouri schools.

#6 of 6
elementary schools in Raymore · Resource Index
52
Resource Index · Higher
15.6:1
large classes for Missouri
21.6%
free-lunch eligible

Timber Creek Elem. has class sizes larger than 85% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Timber Creek Elem. ranks #6 of 6 elementary schools in Raymore, MO.

School address

Enrollment

390

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

25.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.6:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

+22% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

21.6%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-53% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Timber Creek Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Timber Creek Elem.

Timber Creek Elem. is a mid-sized elementary school in Raymore, Missouri, enrolling 390 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.6:1 puts it in the larger third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 21.6% of students eligible for free meals.

With 390 students, its enrollment sits close to the Missouri median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,313 scored Missouri schools.

Against 416 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #152.

Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 390 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance holds up well here: only 9.2% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Raymore-Peculiar R-Ii also operates Raymore-Peculiar Sr. High (1,540 students) and Raymore-Peculiar East Middle (789 students) alongside Timber Creek Elem..

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Timber Creek Elem. compares

Timber Creek Elem. on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.6:1 ▲ 22% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.6% ▼ 53% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 390 top 37% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.6:1
Leaner classes than 41% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
390
Bigger than 46% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
21.6%
free-lunch eligible - 53% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.6:1
students per teacher - 22% above state mean
Top 85% in Missouri - lower ratio than 15% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
9.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$11,435
per pupil, district-wide - below Missouri avg of $12,931
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 390 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 81.5%
African American 6.7%
Two or More 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4.9%
Asian 0.8%

Largest group: White at 81.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.5, Timber Creek Elem. is about as mixed as the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Raymore-Peculiar R-Ii, which includes Timber Creek Elem..

$11,435
Per student
-12%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 57.9%
State 35.5%
Federal 6.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Timber Creek Elem. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Raymore-Peculiar Sr. High Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Raymore-Peculiar East Middle Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Raymore-Peculiar South Middle Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Eagle Glen Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Peculiar Elem. Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Timber Creek Elem.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Raymore-Peculiar R-Ii · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Timber Creek Elem.'s federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Timber Creek Elem.

How many students attend Timber Creek Elem.?

Timber Creek Elem. has 390 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Raymore, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Timber Creek Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at Timber Creek Elem. is 15.6:1, which is 22% higher than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 1% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Timber Creek Elem.?

21.6% of students at Timber Creek Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Timber Creek Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Timber Creek Elem. is White at 81.5% of enrollment, in Raymore, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Timber Creek Elem.?

Timber Creek Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Timber Creek Elem. rank among elementary schools in Raymore?

By Resource Investment Index, Timber Creek Elem. ranks #6 of 6 elementary schools in Raymore, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Raymore on the city page.

Is Timber Creek Elem. a good school?

Timber Creek Elem. earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 85% of Missouri schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Raymore-Peculiar R-Ii?

Besides Timber Creek Elem., Raymore-Peculiar R-Ii also operates Raymore-Peculiar Sr. High (1,540 students), Raymore-Peculiar East Middle (789 students), and Raymore-Peculiar South Middle (636 students). See the Raymore-Peculiar R-Ii district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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