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Knights Ferry Elementary

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Knights Ferry Elementary ranks 1417 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Knights Ferry Elementary is a small, rural K-8 school serving 106 students in its own district, known for its strong academic turnaround and personalized learning environment.

The school has shown remarkable improvement, climbing to a consistent 4-star rating with proficiency rates in English and Math that exceed state averages, particularly in the early grades. This success coincides with a dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism to just 9.3% and benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 15-to-1, which is much better than many nearby schools like Roberts Ferry Union Elementary (30-to-1) or Copperopolis Elementary (28-to-1). It also serves a community with a lower rate of economic disadvantage than most comparisons, such as Richard M. Moon Primary.

When compared to a similar school like Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy, Knights Ferry has slightly higher scores in core subjects and a lower student-teacher ratio, though it has an area for growth in science proficiency. The school's increased per-student spending appears to be an efficient investment, yielding strong results for its size and setting it apart as a high-performing option in the region.

106

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,706

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12726 Dent St.
Knights Ferry, CA 95361-2040

(209) 881-3382

District: Knights Ferry Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2018 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

California avg41%

1,417^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

286^th of 1,543Knights Ferry Elementary among California districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	1417 of 5857	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	2096 of 5869	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	2364 of 5859	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	2250 of 5883	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	669 of 1417	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	2549 of 5789	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.2	3891 of 5662	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.0	2327 of 5692	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.3	1698 of 5614	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	89.0	669 of 5611	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	89.9	469 of 5530	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	63.3	1871 of 5390	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	2295 of 5377	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	1505 of 5314	71.7%	★★★★☆
2009	55.8	2140 of 5193	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	81.0	925 of 5113	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	88.5	590 of 5113	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	85.3	718 of 4818	85.1%	★★★★☆
2005	76.3	1081 of 4822	77.6%	★★★★☆
2004	89.5	528 of 4809	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	44.2	2743 of 5609	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	1708 of 5635	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.9	856 of 1267	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	3765 of 5663	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	2370 of 2661	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	2126 of 2726	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	2182 of 2834	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	49.6	1176 of 2781	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	394 of 894	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	1147 of 2715	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.0	432 of 2480	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.1	549 of 2508	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	72.9	585 of 2477	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	64.4	715 of 2259	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	916 of 2236	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.5	312 of 2179	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	395 of 2063	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	82.0	256 of 2005	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	255 of 1999	87.2%	★★★★☆
2006	91.9	89 of 1804	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	167 of 1777	90.6%	★★★★★
2004	87.6	154 of 1769	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	49.0	1043 of 2407	56.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2023)51st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2022)34th percentile-28 vs school

White (2023)11th percentile-49 vs school

Middle school

Male (2019)57th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	1323 East J St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 848-4200	665	29	22.9	46.0%	312 (46.9%)	8 (1.2%)	307 (46.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	72.6	1491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.9	1599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	108	39.6		39.6	67.8	52.0	63.2	50.6			58.3	63.3	55.6	51.6	42.7			53.4	96.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.6	98.3	$16,399	$1,347	$15,052
Cloverland Elementary	Public	K-6	201 East Johnson St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-4276	488	24	20.3	46.1%	232 (47.5%)	3 (0.6%)	222 (45.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	73.6	1446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.7	1746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	300	46.0		46.0	58.6	61.3	66.7	48.4			58.8	62.1	51.6	46.0	48.4			51.8	96.5						$16,968	$1,313	$15,655
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	739 Magnolia St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-3056	636	27	23.5	49.4%	304 (47.8%)	5 (0.8%)	285 (44.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.2%)	39.3	3265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		37.7	3325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	60	30.2		30.2	35.0	39.6	47.7	39.3			40.5	42.0	28.6	24.4	30.7			31.2							$16,145	$1,312	$14,833
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	151 North Lee Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0391	785	34	23.0	36.9%	421 (53.6%)	8 (1.0%)	300 (38.2%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	67.1	1738^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		66.2	1772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	34	37.9		37.9	33.3	56.0	56.8	66.7			53.3	44.7	58.0	46.6	60.5			52.3	98.4			98.4			$16,011	$1,243	$14,768
Copperopolis Elementary	Public	K-6	217 School St.	Copperopolis	95228	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 782-3500	216	8	27.6	59.7%	149 (69.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	36.3	3459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		24.6	4405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	946	27.3		27.3	44.0	50.0	27.3	30.8			37.7	40.0	56.7	9.1	7.7			28.1	93.1	93.1					$15,052	$1,095	$13,957
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary	Public	K-8	101 Roberts Ferry Rd.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Roberts Ferry Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-2331	30	1	30.0	23.3%	21 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)																		83.3	91.7	87.5	83.3	87.5	91.7	$13,503	$512	$12,991
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Roberts Ferry Rd.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Roberts Ferry Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-2331	169	8	21.1	36.7%	85 (50.3%)	2 (1.2%)	69 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.7%)	79.2	1185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.8%		67	1731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	70.5%	546	42.9	28.6	37.1	61.5	64.0	57.1	58.3	52.9	61.5	59.5	57.7	76.0	52.4	58.3	52.9	38.5	57.9							$13,503	$512	$12,991
Valley Home Elementary	Public	K-8	13231 Pioneer Ave.	Valley Home	95361	Stanislaus County	Valley Home Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0117	191	9	21.2	34.0%	108 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	33.2	3713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		30.9	3867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	154	17.7	17.4	17.5	46.2	28.6	29.4	19.2	35.0	34.8	32.5	38.5	28.6	29.4	34.6	30.0	26.1	31.8							$11,069	$917	$10,152
Chinese Camp Elementary	Public	3-6	13444 Red Hills Rd.	Chinese Camp	95309	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	30	2	15.0	60.0%	22 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)										46.4							60.7							$20,317	$00	$20,317

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Knights Ferry Elementary ranks 1417^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Knights Ferry Elementary?

Students at Knights Ferry Elementary are 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

How many students attend Knights Ferry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 106 students attended Knights Ferry Elementary.

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