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What's something Indian Knoll Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
881
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111004033
Indian Knoll Elementary
3635 Univeter Rd, Canton, GA 30115 · (770) 721-6600 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL881 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
311 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 74%
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 | 20 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 161 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.9pp since 2021
Math
59.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 59.9% |
| 2022-23 | 58.9% | 60.3% |
| 2021-22 | 57.8% | 62.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 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 Indian Knoll Elementary
Indian Knoll Elementary's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Knoll Elementary this school | 881 | 35.3% | 57.9% |
| Chestnut Mountain Elementary School Flowery Branch | 918 | 41.4% | 46.9% |
| Liberty Elementary School Canton | 977 | 40.7% | 52.9% |
| Holly Springs Elementary School Canton | 831 | 43.0% | 50.1% |
| Pickett's Mill Elementary School Acworth | 753 | 32.3% | 64.3% |
| Central Elementary School Carrollton | 991 | 43.6% | 65.0% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Indian Knoll Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #217 of 1,208 | #9 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #259 of 1,215 ▼ 4 | #12 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #261 of 1,215 ▼ 89 | #10 of 23 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.9pp | #137 of 1,183 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 881 | #153 of 1,324 | #12 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #944 of 1,301 | #18 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #715 of 1,301 | #16 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #1,149 of 1,312 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #543 of 854 | #7 of 11 |
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
881
+27 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 881 | 61.4 | 14.3:1 | 35% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 896 | 60.8 | 14.7:1 | 36% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 59.8 | 14.5:1 | 31% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 56 | 15.3:1 | 27% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 976 | 57 | 17.1:1 | 29% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 1,148 | 64 | 17.9:1 | 32% (368) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Knoll Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (976 to 881); teachers up 8% (57 to 61.4).
About Indian Knoll Elementary
Federal records list Indian Knoll Elementary as an elementary school in Canton, Georgia. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 881 students. That puts enrollment 46% above the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Cherokee County is made up of 37 schools with 42,031 students in all.
At Indian Knoll Elementary, 65% of students are White. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census figures show Cherokee County is about 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Indian Knoll Elementary scores 53%.
Indian Knoll Elementary has 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 35% at Indian Knoll Elementary. The figure for public schools in Cherokee County is close, at 37%.
In Georgia, Indian Knoll Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.9% actual against a predicted 59.1%.
For the population of Cherokee County, the median household earns about $108,115 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Indian Knoll Elementary shares Cherokee County with 37 other public schools.
Indian Knoll Elementary's nearest public school is Holly Springs Elementary School (about 2.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Indian Knoll Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased 3% over 4 years, reaching 881 in 2024-25.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Canton
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Teasley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,586 students
- Dean Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,543 students
- Creekland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,503 students
Other Indian Knoll Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Indian Knoll Elementary. Indian Knoll Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Indian Knoll Elementary SchoolWest Chicago, IL · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Springs Elementary School2.1 mi · 831
- Sequoyah High School2.6 mi · 2,021
- Dean Rusk Middle School2.8 mi · 1,543
- William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School2.8 mi · 1,119
- Hickory Flat Elementary School2.9 mi · 890
- Cherokee High School3.3 mi · 3,012
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Knoll ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Knoll Elementary?
Indian Knoll Elementary enrolls approximately 881 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Indian Knoll Elementary serve?
Indian Knoll Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Indian Knoll Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Indian Knoll Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indian Knoll Elementary?
At Indian Knoll Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Indian Knoll Elementary public or private?
Indian Knoll Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.