Timpson School
Public school in Timpson, Texas · Timpson ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Timpson School serves 756 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Timpson (Shelby County). It is the only school in Timpson ISD. By enrollment it is the 65th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 10.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 71.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Timpson ISD |
| County | Shelby County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484284004886 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Timpson ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 756 | 756 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.9% | 65.9% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Timpson School in context
Size
Timpson School is the only school in Timpson ISD, so its 756 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 20.7 miles away and have a median of 450 students, so Timpson School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 68 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 40, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 12 has 45% more students than kindergarten (58 against 40). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 52 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 60.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Black students are next, at 21%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Timpson School has 71.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 756 students would have about 68.7 teachers, so Timpson School has 3.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Gary School, 8.5 miles away in Gary ISD. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 60.4% |
| Black | 21% |
| Hispanic | 13.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 52 |
| Kindergarten | 40 |
| Grade 1 | 56 |
| Grade 2 | 57 |
| Grade 3 | 49 |
| Grade 4 | 50 |
| Grade 5 | 68 |
| Grade 6 | 56 |
| Grade 7 | 55 |
| Grade 8 | 49 |
| Grade 9 | 51 |
| Grade 10 | 56 |
| Grade 11 | 59 |
| Grade 12 | 58 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
836 Bear Dr., Timpson, TX 75975
Phone: (936)254-2463
Website: timpsonisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Timpson School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary School | Gary ISD | 8.5 mi | 476 | 12.5 | 65.5% |
| Tenaha Schools | Tenaha ISD | 8.8 mi | 414 | 12.9 | 90.8% |
| Martinsville School | Martinsville ISD | 18.3 mi | 313 | 10 | 56.5% |
| Joaquin Schools | Joaquin ISD | 20.3 mi | 720 | 12.9 | 60.3% |
| Shelbyville School | Shelbyville ISD | 21.0 mi | 891 | 12.6 | 54.3% |
| Laneville School | Laneville ISD | 25.5 mi | 139 | 8.1 | 74.1% |
| Douglass School | Douglass ISD | 33.4 mi | 424 | 9.6 | 41.3% |
| Carlisle School | Carlisle ISD | 36.0 mi | 646 | 10.8 | 49.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.