Best Public Schools in Knights Ferry, CA

Summary:

Knights Ferry, California, is served by a single public K-8 school, Knights Ferry Elementary, which educates 106 students in this rural community within the Knights Ferry Elementary district.

Knights Ferry Elementary is a standout for its strong academic performance in core subjects, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly above state averages, and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate that is less than half the state average. The school has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the past three years, earning a 4-star rating, and its third-grade class recently achieved perfect scores in mathematics.

While the school excels in foundational skills, its science scores are currently below the state average, indicating an area for potential growth. The school maintains a positive attendance culture and achieves these strong outcomes with a moderate student-teacher ratio and per-student spending, making it a notable success story for a small, rural school that is effectively serving its community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Knights Ferry Elementary	Public	K-8	12726 Dent St.	Knights Ferry	95361	Stanislaus County	Knights Ferry Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 881-3382	106	7	15.1	15.1%	73 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.2%)	74.2	1417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		59.4	2096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	679	26.7	21.1	91.7	60.0	66.0	100.0	46.7	58.5	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	$17,706	$1,248	$16,458

Cities Near Knights Ferry

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oakdale	0.58 mi	10	500^th
Valley Home	5.53 mi	1	637^th
Riverbank	5.81 mi	6	620^th
Modesto	8.27 mi	82	609^th
Escalon	8.49 mi	7	432^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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