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What's the one class at Knox Gifted Academy every student should take?
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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANDLER UNIFIED DISTRICT #80 (4242)·NCES 040187000131
Knox Gifted Academy
700 W ORCHID LN, CHANDLER, AZ 85225 · (480) 812-6100 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Arizona 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 36% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65% · 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
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
93.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +91.0pp since 2017
Math
87.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +85.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 91 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 85 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Knox Gifted Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #2 of 1,072 ▲ 989 | #2 of 646 ▲ 613 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #1 of 1,072 no change | #1 of 646 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #261 of 1,223 | #205 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #771 of 991 | #485 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #164 of 1,007 | #113 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #673 of 721 | #432 of 456 |
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
653
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 27.5:1
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 | 653 | 33.5 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 36.5 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 36.5 | 18.4:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 24 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 35.1 | 19.1:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 11% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 70% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 648 | 34 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 34 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knox Gifted Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (670 to 653); teachers down 5% (35.1 to 33.5).
About Knox Gifted Academy
Knox Gifted Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in Arizona, located in CHANDLER. It had 653 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students, which makes this school 45% above average.
Knox Gifted Academy is one school in a 48-school district, Chandler Unified District #80 (4242), which enrolls 41,421 students.
More than half of enrollment at Knox Gifted Academy is Asian: 50%. Other groups make up 30% White, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Maricopa County as a whole is about 5% Asian, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Knox Gifted Academy scores 64%.
There are 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.5:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona is 2.5 students per teacher.
Knox Gifted Academy earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In Maricopa County, home to about 4,559,748 people, median household income comes to about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Knox Gifted Academy among them.
Knox Gifted Academy's nearest public school is Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Knox Gifted Academy.
Locale data from NCES put Knox Gifted Academy inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal data show 659 students in 2020-21 and 653 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 27.5:1 in 2020-21 to 19.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
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- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
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- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
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Nearby schools
- Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep0.7 mi · 716
- Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary0.7 mi · 702
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway Chandler0.7 mi · 536
- Intelli-School0.9 mi · 48
- Vector Prep and Arts Academy1.0 mi · 229
- AZ Compass Prep School1.0 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Knox Gifted AcademyHow large is Knox Gifted Academy?
Knox Gifted Academy enrolls approximately 653 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Knox Gifted Academy serve?
Knox Gifted Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Knox Gifted Academy?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Knox Gifted Academy.
What is the student diversity at Knox Gifted Academy?
Student demographics at Knox Gifted Academy are roughly 30% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 50% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Knox Gifted Academy in?
Knox Gifted Academy is part of Chandler Unified District #80 (4242).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.