Timber Trail Elementary School

My wife and I have been very happy with this school. Our daughter has been attending TTE since half of 2nd grade and she is now in 4th. When we arrived at TTE she was behind grade wise and holding her back was discussed. Luckily we did not hold her back because thanks to the extra help given to her by the TTE staff she is now caught up.
--Submitted by a parent

We have a current student at Timber Trail and have been pleased with all of our interactions with her teachers as well as the administration. Everyone has been responsive to questions and requests. The BASE (before and after school) program is fabulous. We highly recommend this school if you are looking the Castle Pines area.
--Submitted by a parent

The parents at this school are snobby and clueless. If your child is average he may do well. If your child is above average, send him somewhere else. We pulled our son out after 2 years because they only teach to pass csap. That is not a well rounded education. The parents running around there could not be more full of themselves. It is ridiculous.
--Submitted by a parent

teaches only to score well on standard tests. Education is not well rounded and everyone is obsessed with scoring high on csaps. Your child will leave here able to read, write and pass a math test AT GRADE LEVEL ONLY. they don't teach ahead at the risk of not scoring high on csap. If you want your child to work at full potential and work ahead, this school is not for you.
--Submitted by a parent

I have been so disappointed in this school. The overall attitude from the staff is one of apathy. We have had one strong teacher out of 4 years at this school. When you try to raise concerns with the principal and vice principal it falls on deaf ears. I truly wonder if they are even in the classroom enough to have a handle on what is going on. They do not challenge the higher achieving student what so ever. They barely teach science and the everyday math program is a complete joke, it does not establish the basics necessary to be successful in math.
--Submitted by a teacher

I totally disagree with the previous poster about TTE being for the average student. Their tests scores speak volumes...they have some of the highest csap scores in Douglas County including scoring higher than American Academy in almost all areas including math/sciene (which is suppose to be a math/science school) in 2009! TTE was also named in the 5280 magazine as one of the top elementary schools in the Denver Metro area and the only other school in Castle Rock was Flagstone Elementary. WTG TTE!!!
--Submitted by a parent

Our daughter finished k-3 before leaving for a private school. The reading at TT is wonderful, but our daughter is behind in Science and Math. She was put into a remedial math group at the new school. We became frustrated with the lack of communication at this school. In comparison to other neighborhood schools, this is a good one, and well suited to the "average" student. If your child falls above or below the "status quo" I would continuously monitor their academic progress and look for outside testing.
--Submitted by a parent

This summer my family moved from out of state to Castle Pines North; we chose this community because of the reputation of Timber Trail Elementary and have not been disappointed. My child is challenged daily and is given a great deal of individualized attention. My daughter's teacher is phenomenal; I credit her with the fact that my daughter is now reading two grade levels higher than when she started at Timber Trail eight months ago. I also volunteer at the school and am impressed with the professionalism of every staff member I have encountered at Timber Trail.
--Submitted by a parent

I don't agree with the negative posts at all. We have been at this school for two years, and the teachers and administrators have been wonderful. They have taken time to meet with me and my husband on several occassions to discuss our child's academic performance and to formulate plans specific to his success as a student. They work extremely hard to ensure this, and the hard work is showing in our child's success.I cannot say enough about their dedication. So I am very sorry to see these negative comments. It has not been our experience at all!
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with previous postings for TTE. This school started out so well but made very poor choices in new Principal and Asst. pricipal and the school has suffered greatly because of this. I to am suprised more parents don't demand more accountability from seriously lacking administrators.
--Submitted by a parent