Mary M Knight School District

The Mary M Knight School District in Washington state is home to two distinct schools: Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight, an elementary public virtual school, and Mary M. Knight School, an alternative public school serving grades PK-12. While the schools share the same district, they exhibit significant differences in enrollment, student demographics, academic performance, and socioeconomic factors.

Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight has a much larger enrollment of 862 students, with a more diverse student body compared to the 183 students at Mary M. Knight School, which has a predominantly white student population. However, the virtual school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years and consistently underperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. In contrast, Mary M. Knight School, despite serving a more economically disadvantaged population, has higher proficiency rates in certain grade levels compared to the district and state.

The differences extend to graduation and dropout rates, with Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight having a concerning 58.7% four-year graduation rate and a 41.2% dropout rate, while Mary M. Knight School boasts a higher four-year graduation rate of 81.8% and a lower dropout rate of 18.1%. These disparities may be influenced by the significantly higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio at Mary M. Knight School compared to its counterpart.