Timberland High School (Missouri)
Public high school in Wentzville, Missouri
Timberland High School is the largest of the four high schools in the Wentzville R-IV School District and fourth-largest high school in St. Charles County, Missouri. It was established as an annex in 2000 and as an independent high school in 2002. The 2020-21 enrollment was 1,845.
History
The facility now known as Timberland High School opened on August 28, 2000, as an annex to Wentzville Holt High School for about 400 freshmen and sophomores from the southern portion of the school district. In May 2001, the board of education voted to name the new high school Timberland High School, a name submitted by sophomore Jaci Woodburn. Timberland became a fully independent four-year high school in 2002.
Academics
48% of the class of 2014 graduates went on to attend a four-year college. 35.5% entered a two-year college, while 8% entered the workforce or military service.
In 2014, the average composite ACT score for Timberland was 22.9, which was above the state average of 21.8 and national average of 21.0
Timberland High School received A+ designation on May 23, 2002.
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