Is Knightsen Elementary a good school?

Knightsen Elementary ranks 3623 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Knightsen Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 287 students attended Knightsen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Knightsen Elementary?

Students at Knightsen Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 44% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Knightsen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Knightsen Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Liberty High

Knightsen Elementary

Summary:

Knightsen Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Knightsen, CA, with 272 students. The school faces several challenges, including below-average test scores, particularly for Hispanic and low-income students, and a significant increase in chronic absenteeism.

Knightsen Elementary's test scores are generally below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 25.81% to 46.81%, compared to the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 17.39% to 41.94%, compared to the state average of 31.57% to 45.64%. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 20-25% of California elementary schools in these subgroups. However, the school's disabled students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools in this subgroup.

Comparing Knightsen Elementary to nearby schools in the Oakley Union Elementary and Brentwood Union districts, the school's performance is generally lower, and it also has higher chronic absenteeism rates and a higher percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch. One bright spot is that Knightsen Elementary's disabled students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools in this subgroup.

Detail:

Public K-8

1923 Delta Rd.
Knightsen, CA 94548-0265

(925) 625-0073

District: Knightsen Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3623^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,897

Students who attend Knightsen Elementary usually attend:

High:

Liberty High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.4

Number of students: 287

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

White:

44.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Knightsen Elementary ranks worse than 61.8% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.67. (See more...)

Compare Details Knightsen Elementary ranks better than 55.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.68. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.4%), White (44.3%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Knightsen Elementary is 20.4. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Knightsen Elementary is $9,897.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Knightsen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Knightsen Elementary 3623^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Knightsen Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Knightsen Elementary 1225^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Knightsen Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Knightsen Elementary 535^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Knightsen Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.36	2083^rd	4809	56.7%
2005	39.49	2745^th	4822	43.1%
2006	42.58	2582^nd	4818	46.4%
2007	60.62	1791^st	5113	65.0%
2008	62.66	1745^th	5113	65.9%
2009	65.48	1661^st	5193	68.0%
2010	70.62	1429^th	5314	73.1%
2011	65.82	1706^th	5377	68.3%
2012	62.36	1922^nd	5390	64.3%
2013	53.65	2465^th	5530	55.4%
2015	50.65	2408^th	5611	57.1%
2016	41.51	2985^th	5614	46.8%
2017	41.22	3031^st	5692	46.7%
2018	29.53	3865^th	5662	31.7%
2019	45.21	2866^th	5789	50.5%
2022	39.03	3159^th	5883	46.3%
2023	46.16	2749^th	5874	53.2%
2024	33.67	3623^rd	5862	38.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.30	3977^th	5084	21.8%
2019	68.06	1275^th	5173	75.4%
2022	29.60	3882^nd	5264	26.3%
2023	30.68	3849^th	5374	28.4%
2024	34.79	3545^th	5511	35.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.88	3092^nd	5413	42.9%
2019	46.10	2724^th	5492	50.4%
2022	42.01	2877^th	5635	48.9%
2023	43.79	2763^rd	5617	50.8%
2024	30.80	3722^nd	5605	33.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	85.29	226^th	2227	89.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.81	4410^th	5431	18.8%
2019	46.14	2669^th	5510	51.6%
2022	40.64	2968^th	5663	47.6%
2023	45.45	2711^th	5650	52.0%
2024	29.78	3828^th	5636	32.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.73	3700^th	4830	23.4%
2019	53.69	2057^th	4963	58.6%
2022	39.91	2909^th	5084	42.8%
2023	41.47	2796^th	5098	45.2%
2024	19.86	4462^nd	5102	12.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.91	2327^th	2737	15.0%
2019	31.42	2111^th	2834	25.5%
2022	19.18	2291^st	2726	16.0%
2023	34.77	1865^th	2662	29.9%
2024	27.28	2035^th	2647	23.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	60.74	581^st	1769	67.2%
2005	61.13	586^th	1777	67.0%
2006	53.71	748^th	1804	58.5%
2007	52.48	847^th	1999	57.6%
2008	59.73	710^th	2005	64.6%
2009	60.49	732^nd	2063	64.5%
2010	67.88	598^th	2179	72.6%
2011	67.53	621^st	2236	72.2%
2012	68.22	617^th	2259	72.7%
2013	69.26	619^th	2379	74.0%
2015	73.94	551^st	2477	77.8%
2016	57.70	921^st	2497	63.1%
2017	52.22	1047^th	2508	58.3%
2018	45.90	1195^th	2480	51.8%
2019	47.79	1211^th	2715	55.4%
2022	60.94	878^th	2740	68.0%
2023	42.30	1395^th	2802	50.2%
2024	47.68	1225^th	2777	55.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	64.11	254^th	1442	82.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.61	1815^th	2230	18.6%
2019	28.05	1760^th	2369	25.7%
2022	62.03	692^nd	2458	71.8%
2024	49.84	1050^th	2575	59.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.60	1012^th	2262	55.3%
2019	51.58	1020^th	2380	57.1%
2022	68.63	637^th	2509	74.6%
2023	48.60	1084^th	2547	57.4%
2024	44.60	1209^th	2546	52.5%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	75.29	208^th	1369	84.8%
2019	95.95	46^th	1491	96.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.87	1253^rd	2273	44.9%
2019	44.25	1182^nd	2407	50.9%
2022	52.14	996^th	2527	60.6%
2023	32.37	1581^st	2558	38.2%
2024	49.35	1092^nd	2547	57.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.06	1209^th	2072	41.7%
2019	36.04	1370^th	2213	38.1%
2022	61.42	694^th	2359	70.6%
2023	67.48	571^st	2391	76.1%
2024	42.53	1212^th	2383	49.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Knightsen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.18	744^th	1496	50.3%
2019	58.63	650^th	1602	59.4%
2022	58.24	620^th	1555	60.1%
2023	20.94	1235^th	1552	20.4%
2024	45.23	813^th	1535	47.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Knightsen Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	163	4	1	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	237
1989	183	4	1	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	247
1990	188	3	0	60	1	n/a	n/a	0	252
1991	184	3	2	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
1992	207	1	4	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	274
1993	221	0	4	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
1994	229	2	6	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	302
1995	250	1	6	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	336
1996	250	1	6	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	336
1997	217	1	8	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1998	262	1	7	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
1999	268	2	3	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
2000	279	0	0	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
2001	249	3	12	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2002	276	0	5	104	0	n/a	n/a	29	414
2003	276	0	5	104	0	n/a	n/a	29	414
2004	294	1	12	129	0	n/a	n/a	23	459
2005	303	10	14	134	1	n/a	n/a	1	463
2006	341	12	13	134	1	n/a	n/a	4	505
2007	314	14	10	146	1	n/a	n/a	0	485
2008	361	9	8	143	2	n/a	n/a	0	523
2009	257	7	7	103	1	0	0	0	375
2010	210	4	8	110	2	0	10	0	344
2011	270	8	7	177	1	0	18	0	481
2012	268	5	7	173	1	0	19	0	473
2013	275	7	7	166	2	0	15	0	472
2014	270	6	6	180	2	0	17	0	481
2015	282	13	5	205	0	4	23	0	532
2016	284	4	8	210	0	5	23	0	534
2017	200	1	8	172	0	1	24	0	406
2018	183	2	6	178	0	1	26	0	396
2019	167	1	4	166	0	0	26	0	364
2020	143	2	3	139	1	0	31	0	319
2021	133	2	2	138	1	0	30	0	306
2022	115	1	2	143	1	1	28	0	291
2023	120	2	2	134	0	0	14	0	272
2024	127	1	3	139	2	0	15	0	287

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Knightsen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	237	14.1	16.8	n/a
1989	247	11.6	21.2	n/a
1990	252	12.5	20.1	n/a
1991	248	12.5	19.8	n/a
1992	274	12.7	21.5	35.8
1993	300	13.8	21.7	35.7
1994	302	14.1	21.4	36.8
1995	336	15.5	21.7	37.8
1996	336	15.5	21.7	37.8
1997	313	17.1	18.3	42.5
1998	329	1.0	329.0	34.7
1999	347	18.7	18.6	34.9
2000	361	20.4	17.7	34.9
2001	356	24.6	14.5	32
2002	414	24.5	16.9	33
2003	414	24.5	16.9	33
2004	459	23.9	19.2	27.1
2005	463	25.5	18.2	24.7
2006	505	26.6	19.0	24.6
2007	485	28.8	16.8	26.6
2008	523	31.2	16.8	24.9
2009	375	20.5	16.1	26.1
2010	344	18.4	18.6	30.2
2011	481	n/a	n/a	28.7
2012	473	20.5	23.0	39.3
2013	472	20.6	22.8	41.7
2014	481	21.8	22.0	44.9
2015	532	23.0	23.1	33.5
2016	534	25.0	21.3	40.8
2017	406	20.1	20.1	36.7
2018	396	17.5	22.6	41.4
2019	364	16.0	22.7	36
2020	319	n/a	n/a	36.4
2021	306	15.0	20.4	33.7
2022	291	13.0	22.3	52.6
2023	272	13.1	20.7	30.1
2024	287	14.0	20.4	41.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Knightsen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	237	14.1	16.8	n/a
1989	247	11.6	21.2	n/a
1990	252	12.5	20.1	n/a
1991	248	12.5	19.8	n/a
1992	274	12.7	21.5	35.8
1993	300	13.8	21.7	35.7
1994	302	14.1	21.4	36.8
1995	336	15.5	21.7	37.8
1996	336	15.5	21.7	37.8
1997	313	17.1	18.3	42.5
1998	329	1.0	329.0	34.7
1999	347	18.7	18.6	34.9
2000	361	20.4	17.7	34.9
2001	356	24.6	14.5	32
2002	414	24.5	16.9	33
2003	414	24.5	16.9	33
2004	459	23.9	19.2	27.1
2005	463	25.5	18.2	24.7
2006	505	26.6	19.0	24.6
2007	485	28.8	16.8	26.6
2008	523	31.2	16.8	24.9
2009	375	20.5	16.1	26.1
2010	344	18.4	18.6	30.2
2011	481	n/a	n/a	28.7
2012	473	20.5	23.0	39.3
2013	472	20.6	22.8	41.7
2014	481	21.8	22.0	44.9
2015	532	23.0	23.1	33.5
2016	534	25.0	21.3	40.8
2017	406	20.1	20.1	36.7
2018	396	17.5	22.6	41.4
2019	364	16.0	22.7	36
2020	319	n/a	n/a	36.4
2021	306	15.0	20.4	33.7
2022	291	13.0	22.3	52.6
2023	272	13.1	20.7	30.1
2024	287	14.0	20.4	41.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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