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Knox Elementary School

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Public Grades K-5

135

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1002 Mabry St
Selma, AL 36701-5599

(334) 874-1650

District: Selma City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.3%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2011 → 11th in 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (10% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 69 percentile points since 2011

!Science scores 34 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2020-2021) ?

This school10%

District avg26%

Alabama avg37%

Not ranked this year

Knox Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

118^th of 135Selma City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	13.0	616 of 692	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	628 of 681	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	558 of 680	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	609 of 688	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	613 of 691	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	654 of 691	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	693 of 695	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	86.7	1 of 696	99.9%	★★★★★
2012	85.0	27 of 696	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	73.8	142 of 709	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	31.1	565 of 704	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	657 of 696	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	664 of 698	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	533 of 698	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.7	536 of 689	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.5	541 of 688	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.8	511 of 623	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	25.1	338 of 426	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	348 of 426	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	248 of 423	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.0	270 of 336	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	18.9	541 of 656	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	570 of 646	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	521 of 640	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	555 of 639	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	17.5	567 of 653	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	604 of 649	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	497 of 651	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	490 of 567	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	11.8	620 of 669	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	603 of 650	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	520 of 650	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	574 of 639	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2021)21st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2021)18th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)13th percentile~ school

Male (2021)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2020-2021) ?

English20%-29 vs state

Mathematics3%-23 vs state

Science0%-34 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Great job!!! My children are really loving Knox!! The faculty and staff are very friendly. Once we registered our kids, the principal kept me informed of everything. This is a great place to learn. Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, February 23, 2012

These scores are false! 600% improvement! Give me a break. Does this not send up any red flags? Close Quote

Schools Near Knox Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	164	10	16.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.5	563^rd of 680 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.3	540^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.1%	23	20.7	30.8	18.8	12.9	23.1	44.8	38.5	43.8	32.3	$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	113	8	14.1	97.3%	4 (3.5%)	105 (92.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	22.7	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%		7.8	661^st of 684 public elementary schools	3.4%	137	53.3	14.3	8.7	10.5	0.0	60.0	21.4	43.5	52.6	$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	402	22	18.3	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	385 (95.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	10	638^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.9	647^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.4%	9	9.8	13.3	11.1	9.3	22.2	31.4	33.3	48.2	14.0	$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	28.6	6.1	30.8	6.3	0.0	52.4	24.2	38.5	25.0	$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	334	17	19.7	76.3%	17 (5.1%)	300 (89.8%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	28.3	487^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.4%		35	462^nd of 684 public elementary schools	32.5%	25	35.9	11.8	40.0	32.5	14.7	56.4	26.5	55.1	42.5	$10,109	$1,741	$8,361
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	204	10	20.4	86.8%	27 (13.2%)	155 (76.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.6	632^nd of 680 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%	4	17.9	6.9	6.7	7.7	17.2	35.7	17.2	40.0	46.2	$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Southside Primary School	Public	K-2	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	147	8	18.3	87.8%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Public	3-5	Building 108 Craig Ind Park	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-7937	151	8	18.8	80.8%	3 (2.0%)	140 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	8.9	646^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.4	677^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.0%	31	13.3	10.5	13.5		0.0	46.7	36.8	23.1		$9,288	$2,089	$7,177
Valley Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2765 Dallas County Road 81	Valley Grande	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-7661	353	17	20.7	77.1%	103 (29.2%)	207 (58.6%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	28.2	491^st of 680 public elementary schools	27.8%		31.4	482^nd of 684 public elementary schools	29.5%	9	32.5	7.0	25.0	14.5	23.3	67.5	39.5	57.5	51.6	$8,689	$1,547	$7,121
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3486 Dallas Road 3	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 996-8636	155	9	17.2	78.1%	2 (1.3%)	147 (94.8%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	23.5	517^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.0%		34.3	464^th of 684 public elementary schools	32.2%	53	13.6	23.5	29.4		11.8	59.1	17.7	64.7		$11,997	$2,121	$9,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Knox Elementary School

What district is Knox Elementary School in?

Selma City

How many students attend Knox Elementary School?

In the 2020-21 school year, 135 students attended Knox Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Knox Elementary School?

Students at Knox Elementary School are 99% African American.

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