Timber Trails Elementary School

1675 McDonough Road

School District

U-46
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 04, 2024

Two of my kids went to this school. School has experienced some decline since we moved here. It's disappointing to hear that the rating got dropped from an 8 to a 5 out of 10. The change is principle has a big impact, with the previous principal being highly regarded compared to the current one. Inconsistencies in teaching quality is also contribute to a declining perception of the school. Two of my kids learned completely differentily in two years gap. It might be worth addressing these concerns with the school or district administration to see if improvements can be made.
Submitted by parent on September 05, 2018

SO far the school is great . I have no complaints. My daughter loves this school, it’s the beginning of the year so I hope they do a lot of events for the students .
Submitted by parent on August 23, 2016

This is a good school. Two of my children have attended here. Preferred Mr. Flanagan as principal! So sad to see him leave. Events were better organized when he ran the school, plus he knew the kids and they knew him. The new principal is just not involved with the children. He was front and center, knew our children and us parents!! She does not. Second year and she has no clue who I am or who my child is. It makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE to have an involved principle!!
Submitted by parent on March 09, 2016

The school has dedicated, hard-working teachers and a principal who cares. PTA is active and my son loves it here.
Submitted by parent on November 03, 2015

The Timber Trails faculty is OUTSTANDING, and the depth of academic study (especially in math, reading and science) is equivalent to some of the top rated districts in the Chicago area, without the high real estate price tag! The principal, teachers and special ed staff are dedicated and extremely supportive of the needs of the individual students. The student to teacher ratio of Timber Trails is much better than the typical u-46 elementary school. The class sizes are medium, and the technology resources are quite impressive. The library of Timber Trails school is filled with a wide variety of appropriate yet popular book series for the students, grades K-6. The principal is approachable and thorough with expectations and discipline. The PTO of this school is filled with caring parents who are dedicated to offering additional opportunities for the students. U-46 also offers FREE instrumental lessons to orchestra and band students, and their overall music program has really improved over the past few years. To be honest, we were a bit leery about u-46, yet have found any concerns to be just unfounded . Thankfully, we have found outstanding schools in both Timber Trails and Larsen Middle School. I would not hesitate to recommend these schools to colleagues and potential neighbors.
Submitted by parent on August 16, 2015

Great school. My son Arjun Sivasankaran is a enjoying there and my daughter to follow this year. Looking forward to it
Submitted by parent on May 18, 2015

My son is autistic and my daughter has type 1 diabetes, and the services they offer my children are outstanding. I also want to mention that the teachers are top notch and really care. I wish I had teachers like that in grade school! My daughter is doing better in math than her friends that attend better rated, or private schools. She loves learning, and although my son has developmental delays due to his autism, he has a great environment and support network that make him WANT to learn, and do great. They have lots of great friends, and the kids are so nice to each other, with hardly any bullying. I cannot recommend Timber Trails and their excellent staff enough.
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2013

Timber Trails is a great new school. Teaching staff is very attentive, and facility is very clean and well designed. They have many after school activities, as well as great out door fields for baseball, soccer, football, and running.
Submitted by other on October 22, 2012

The great teachers at the school make all the difference. I am fortunate to have see this first hand because my granddaughters attend and I worked at the school part time for three years
Submitted by parent on March 23, 2012

I have had children at Timber Trails for 7 years and have been so happy with the education they have received! The principal, staff, and teachers at this school are all top notch! The building is new and kept clean! The school has an amazing PTO group that sponsors countless events all year long! Would recommend this school to everyone!!
Submitted by parent on February 02, 2012

Timber Trails has great teachers that go above and beyond. The principal knows all the children and always has time to talk with parents. There is a lot of parent involvement and enrichment opportunities available.
Submitted by parent on May 03, 2011

My daughter started at this school 2010-2011. She came from private school. We love the school. The teachers are excellent, school is very clean and new, principal is very good and PTO is very actively involved. I highly recommend the school for neighbourhood kids
Submitted by parent on March 05, 2010

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Submitted by student on January 31, 2008

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