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If you had an hour of school board time for J. Knox Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
909
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111003769
J. Knox Elementary
151 River Bend Way, Canton, GA 30114 · (770) 704-1265 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL909 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
443 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 27 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 143 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 17% |
Student demographics
57%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
45.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
Math
63.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 56.2% |
| 2022-23 | 44.7% | 54.1% |
| 2021-22 | 45.6% | 56.4% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Where J. Knox Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #277 of 1,208 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #210 of 1,215 | #10 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #350 of 1,215 | #15 of 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #509 of 1,183 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 909 | #131 of 1,324 | #10 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #614 of 1,301 | #10 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #595 of 1,301 | #10 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #1,048 of 1,312 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #152 of 386 | #6 of 12 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
909
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 875
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 909 | 68.5 | 13.3:1 | 49% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 892 | 67.7 | 13.2:1 | 49% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 68.9 | 12.9:1 | 40% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 902 | 64 | 14.1:1 | 37% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 804 | 49.5 | 16.2:1 | 30% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 28% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 875 | 49 | 17.9:1 | 24% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. Knox Elementary.
About J. Knox Elementary
J. Knox Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Georgia, with an address in Canton. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 909 students. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 50% higher.
Cherokee County serves 42,031 students across 37 schools.
More than half of the students at J. Knox Elementary are White (56%). Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. That compares with about 76% White among all Cherokee County residents. The diversity index for J. Knox Elementary is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 13.3:1. The school reported 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 37% for public schools in Cherokee County.
The model predicts 52.2% for a school in Georgia with J. Knox Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. J. Knox Elementary posts 54.1%.
In the wider Cherokee County area, the median household earns about $108,115 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. J. Knox Elementary shares Cherokee County with 37 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, iGrad Virtual Academy School is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of J. Knox Elementary. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, J. Knox Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 909, close to the 902 recorded in 2020-21.
People who know J. Knox Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- iGrad Virtual Academy School0.7 mi · 210
- Freedom Middle School1.6 mi · 929
- Liberty Elementary School1.8 mi · 977
- Cherokee High School2.1 mi · 3,012
- Sixes Elementary School3.2 mi · 741
- William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School3.8 mi · 1,119
Frequently asked questions
About J. Knox ElementaryHow large is J. Knox Elementary?
J. Knox Elementary enrolls approximately 909 students in grades PK-05.
Is J. Knox Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
J. Knox Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does J. Knox Elementary have?
J. Knox Elementary employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at J. Knox Elementary?
Student demographics at J. Knox Elementary are roughly 56% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is J. Knox Elementary in?
J. Knox Elementary is part of Cherokee County.
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