Knights Ferry Elementary

Located at 12726 Dent St., in Knights Ferry, California, Knights Ferry Elementary is a micro-enrollment K-5 school that serves 106 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Knights Ferry Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 77% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Knights Ferry Elementary is the operating authority for Knights Ferry Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Knights Ferry Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Knights Ferry Elementary lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Knights Ferry Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 15% of students at Knights Ferry Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Knights Ferry Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 70.5%; actual is 43.9%, a gap of -26.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Stanislaus County indicate median household income runs about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Knights Ferry Elementary is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

Oakdale Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Knights Ferry Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 38.7%.

Knights Ferry Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Knights Ferry Elementary has declined 26%, going from 144 students in 2018 to 106 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.