Knightsen Elementary

The Knightsen Elementary area has two K–8 schools, with enrollments of 332 at Old River Elementary and 316 at Knightsen Elementary. In 2025–2026, Old River was above the state in all three all-grades subjects, while Knightsen Elementary was below the state in all three. The most important difference is in math: Old River led Knightsen by 21 percentage points.

Old River Elementary stands out at the top overall, with 58% proficient in ELA, 47% in math, and 40% in science, compared with 43%, 27%, and 31% at Knightsen Elementary. The school-to-school gaps were 15 points in ELA, 21 in math, and 9 in science. Old River was 8, 9, and 4 points above state results in those subjects; Knightsen was 6, 12, and 5 points below. There are important grade-level exceptions: Knightsen’s eighth-grade ELA was 61%, 12 points above the state, while Old River’s was 75%, 26 points above. Fifth-grade math was a weak spot at both schools: 21% at Old River and 19% at Knightsen, versus 37% statewide.

Recent changes differ by school. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Old River gained 2 points in ELA and 6 in science, but fell 4 points in math; Knightsen fell 1 point in ELA, 6 in math, and 8 in science. Across the two schools, the average stayed roughly level with the state in ELA, while math shifted from 4 points above the state to 1 point below. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings also separate them: Old River was at the 68th percentile and Knightsen at the 36th. Both schools have similar student-teacher ratios—22.5:1 and 23:1—while their 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measures were 15% and 38%, respectively. These are contextual differences, not evidence of what caused achievement results.