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What's the most underrated thing about Knight Enloe Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE CITY·NCES 010285001128
Knight Enloe Elementary School
430 Park Ave, Roanoke, AL 36274 · (334) 539-5261 · Randolph County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
317 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 84 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 21% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Knight Enloe Elementary School→Handley Middle School
Based on grade levels within Roanoke City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
51.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Knight Enloe Elementary School
Knight Enloe Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Enloe Elementary School this school | 506 | 62.6% | 59.8% |
| Pinecrest Elementary School Sylacauga | 426 | 62.7% | 44.8% |
| Goshen Elementary School Goshen | 446 | 66.6% | 37.3% |
| Brent Elementary School Brent | 603 | 58.7% | 35.8% |
| Indian Valley Elementary School Sylacauga | 477 | 59.1% | N/A |
| W S Neal Elementary School East Brewton | 500 | 67.6% | 42.6% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Knight Enloe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #191 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #186 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #243 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #288 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #241 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #154 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #308 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #256 of 262 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
506
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 506 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 63% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 53% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 54% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 54% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 57% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 56% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 57% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knight Enloe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (503 to 506); teachers up 7% (29 to 31).
About Knight Enloe Elementary School
Knight Enloe Elementary School, located in Roanoke, Alabama, is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 506 students on the rolls.
Roanoke City counts 3 schools and 1,355 students, including Knight Enloe Elementary School.
At Knight Enloe Elementary School, 51% of students are White. Other students are 37% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That is lower than the 76% White share among all Randolph County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The school had 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is close to this figure. The school reported 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Randolph County is close, at 63%.
Among Alabama public elementary schools, Knight Enloe Elementary School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Knight Enloe Elementary School is 38.5%. It actually posts 59.8%, which is 21.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Alabama schools.
In the wider Randolph County area, the median household earns about $52,338 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Knight Enloe Elementary School shares Randolph County with 11 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Handley High School is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Knight Enloe Elementary School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Knight Enloe Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 497 students in 2020-21 and 506 in 2024-25.
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Randolph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,510
Census ACS
Median income
$52,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,444 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke City
- Handley Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Handley High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- RandolphRoanoke Career Technology CenterHigh
Other schools in Roanoke
- Handley Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Handley High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- Rock Mills Junior High SchoolElementary · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Handley High School0.6 mi · 366
- Handley Middle School1.2 mi · 483
- Rock Mills Junior High School4.3 mi · 177
- Wadley High School12.3 mi · 372
- Randolph County High School12.4 mi · 441
- Wedowee Middle School13.1 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Knight Enloe Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Knight Enloe Elementary School?
Knight Enloe Elementary School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades PK-03.
Is Knight Enloe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Knight Enloe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Knight Enloe Elementary School have?
Knight Enloe Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Knight Enloe Elementary School?
Student demographics at Knight Enloe Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 2% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Knight Enloe Elementary School?
Knight Enloe Elementary School is overseen by Roanoke City in Randolph County.
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