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Knight Elementary School

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Knight Elementary School ranks 386 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Knight Elementary School in Lilburn, GA, serves approximately 876 students in grades PK-5 as part of Gwinnett County Public Schools, holding a 3-star rating that places it in the 68th percentile of Georgia elementary schools.

Knight Elementary stands out for achieving solid academic results while serving a student body where nearly 70% qualify for free or reduced lunch. In math, Knight's proficiency rates (50.7% in 3rd grade, 54.9% in 4th grade, and 50% in 5th grade) are at or above district and state averages. This is particularly impressive when compared to nearby schools with similar or higher poverty rates—Minor Elementary (81% poverty) ranges from 31.7% to 38.5% in math, while Lilburn Elementary (89% poverty) ranges from 36.7% to 45.4%. Knight outperforms these comparable schools by 15-25 percentage points in math. The school also earns a remarkable 5-star rating for African American student achievement (94th percentile statewide) and a 4-star rating for English Language Learner outcomes (78th percentile). One of the school's most impressive achievements is reducing chronic absenteeism from 16.8% to 10.8% over two years—dramatically better than the district average of 15.0% and state average of 17.7%.

Knight's ranking has stabilized in the upper third of Georgia schools after a slight decline from its 4-star status in 2022-2023. The school spends approximately $15,480 per student—higher than higher-performing neighbors like Gwin Oaks Elementary ($12,878) and Camp Creek Elementary ($14,217)—and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Areas for growth include 5th grade science, which at 50% proficiency falls below the district average of 54.8%, and performance with Asian students, which ranks in the 10th percentile. Overall, Knight Elementary demonstrates that it is achieving significantly better outcomes than its demographic profile might predict, making it a school that is doing more with its resources than many of its neighbors.

876

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,480

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 N River Dr SW
Lilburn, GA 30047

(770) 921-2400

District: Gwinnett County

Students who attend Knight Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Trickum Middle School
High:	Parkview High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

African American:

15.4%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

Georgia avg47%

386^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 82Elementary Schools in the Gwinnett County

67^th of 202Gwinnett County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	386 of 1222	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	378 of 1238	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	386 of 1236	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	279 of 1223	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	296 of 1220	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	209 of 1214	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	258 of 1234	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	413 of 1209	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.4	308 of 1205	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	254 of 1233	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	311 of 1240	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	77.1	249 of 1231	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	292 of 1225	76.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	192 of 1201	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	204 of 1212	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	112 of 1183	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	79.2	184 of 1133	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.9	128 of 1134	88.7%	★★★★☆
2007	78.2	204 of 1125	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	82.1	131 of 1101	88.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	92.5	46 of 829	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	94 of 892	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	82 of 879	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	41 of 870	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	44 of 876	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	96 of 107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	100 of 120	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	87 of 121	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	94 of 115	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	76 of 106	28.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	47 of 215	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	77 of 317	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	78 of 304	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	40 of 286	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	25 of 283	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	399 of 1189	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.5	408 of 1224	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	256 of 1223	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	217 of 1212	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	290 of 1206	76.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	200 of 504	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	233 of 583	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	261 of 565	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	211 of 535	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	209 of 516	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	362 of 1186	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	340 of 1225	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	496 of 1220	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	341 of 1210	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	305 of 1209	74.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	135 of 466	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.1	167 of 565	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	33.7	303 of 487	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.9	105 of 455	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	158 of 415	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	125 of 769	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	187 of 772	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	78 of 775	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	140 of 779	82.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)94th percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)10th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%+4 vs state

Science50%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, August 5, 2018

I love Knight Elementary. They have the best teachers and staff. Always very helpful, they go beyond to care and help our students. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 8, 2016

The diversity of Knight makes it more indicative of the real world. The faculty and atmosphere is great for learning. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Knight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N River Dr SW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-2400	876	70	12.4	69.6%	127 (14.5%)	135 (15.4%)	441 (50.3%)	127 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	64.5	386^th of 1222 public elementary schools	68.4%		65.8	378^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.5%	8	50.7	54.9	50.0	50.0	$15,480	$1,434	$14,046
Gwin Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Gwin Oaks Dr	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 972-3110	1,077	75	14.3	45.1%	255 (23.7%)	267 (24.8%)	246 (22.8%)	246 (22.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.5%)	92.8	100^th of 1222 public elementary schools	91.8%		92.9	102^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	91.8%	2	73.1	75.0	70.2	73.2	$12,878	$219	$12,659
Camp Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	958 Cole Rd SW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 921-1626	1,425	104	13.7	50.3%	429 (30.1%)	292 (20.5%)	353 (24.8%)	268 (18.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.5%)	89.8	130^th of 1222 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.1	129^th of 1238 public elementary schools	89.6%	1	65.1	68.8	73.4	74.6	$14,217	$533	$13,684
Arcado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 Arcado Rd SW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 925-2100	905	69	13.2	61.2%	96 (10.6%)	202 (22.3%)	314 (34.7%)	255 (28.2%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (3.0%)	85.8	171^st of 1222 public elementary schools	86.0%		78.4	251^st of 1238 public elementary schools	79.7%	80	61.5	67.1	63.7	70.6	$15,749	$1,316	$14,433
Minor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4129 Shady Dr NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 925-9543	952	78	12.1	81.0%	41 (4.3%)	173 (18.2%)	635 (66.7%)	87 (9.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	31.3	813^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.5%		26.3	906^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.8%	93	31.7	38.5	32.5	35.5	$15,667	$889	$14,778
Bethesda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Bethesda School Rd	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-2000	1,083	82	13.2	82.1%	43 (4.0%)	169 (15.6%)	741 (68.4%)	93 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.0%)	46.4	601^st of 1222 public elementary schools	50.8%		46.1	614^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.4%	13	39.3	45.0	39.9	46.0	$14,932	$905	$14,027
Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Hewatt Rd SW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 972-8050	720	52	13.8	44.2%	211 (29.3%)	202 (28.1%)	134 (18.6%)	114 (15.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.9%)	93	97^th of 1222 public elementary schools	92.1%		94	83^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	93.3%	14	72.2	68.6	77.0	80.4	$14,015	$359	$13,656
Lilburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	531 Lilburn School Rd NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-7707	1,249	104	12.0	89.0%	40 (3.2%)	108 (8.6%)	930 (74.5%)	148 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.7%)	37.8	701^st of 1222 public elementary schools	42.6%		34.9	754^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.1%	53	36.7	45.4	37.7	31.9	$16,156	$1,260	$14,896
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Dickens Rd NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 564-2661	1,113	96	11.6	87.6%	33 (3.0%)	78 (7.0%)	921 (82.7%)	64 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	26.7	887^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.4%		17.9	1032^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	16.6%	145	25.4	28.1	33.3	40.1	$16,048	$1,623	$14,424
Alford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2625 Lawrenceville Hwy	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 924-5300	828	67	12.4	83.1%	54 (6.5%)	176 (21.3%)	496 (59.9%)	83 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	26.7	889^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.3%		34.5	760^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.6%	129	27.2	45.9	23.5	28.7	$15,525	$1,096	$14,429

Frequently Asked Questions about Knight Elementary School

What district is Knight Elementary School in?

Gwinnett County

How many students attend Knight Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 876 students attended Knight Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Knight Elementary School?

Students at Knight Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 15% African American, 14% White, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Knight Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Knight Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Trickum Middle School
High : Parkview High School

Is Knight Elementary School a good school?

Knight Elementary School ranks 386^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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