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Alumni: what's one memory from Knight Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
876
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001112
Knight Elementary School
401 N River Dr SW, Lilburn, GA 30047 · (770) 921-2400 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
610 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 12 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 163 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.4pp since 2021
Math
52.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 50.1% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 53.4% |
| 2021-22 | 50.9% | 50.7% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Knight Elementary School
Knight Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Elementary School this school | 876 | 69.6% | 49.1% |
| Harris Elementary School Duluth | 642 | 72.0% | 44.3% |
| Sycamore Elementary School Sugar Hill | 751 | 61.7% | 45.8% |
| Rock Springs Elementary School Lawrenceville | 801 | 62.9% | 45.6% |
| Mundy Mill Arts Academy Gainesville | 825 | 72.2% | 32.2% |
| Alford Elementary Lawrenceville | 828 | 83.1% | 28.3% |
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 Knight Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #358 of 1,208 | #41 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #355 of 1,215 ▲ 58 | #38 of 84 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #406 of 1,215 ▼ 29 | #45 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.2pp | #220 of 1,183 | #26 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #161 of 1,324 | #50 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #385 of 1,301 | #29 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #192 of 1,301 | #43 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #837 of 1,312 | #41 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #831 of 854 | #51 of 53 |
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
876
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 876 | 70.4 | 12.4:1 | 70% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 893 | 69.4 | 12.9:1 | 74% (664) |
| 2022-23 | 869 | 65.4 | 13.3:1 | 64% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 62 | 13.8:1 | 60% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 57 | 15.5:1 | 69% (606) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 50 | 15.9:1 | 67% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 52 | 14.4:1 | 66% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 20% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 38 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knight Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (884 to 876); teachers up 24% (57 to 70.4).
About Knight Elementary School
Families in Lilburn, Georgia, are served by Knight Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 876 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 45% higher.
District-wide, Gwinnett County has 141 schools and 182,518 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Knight Elementary School, at 50%. The remaining students are 15% Black, 15% White, 15% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Gwinnett County is about 24% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 70.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Knight Elementary School and a ratio of 12.4:1. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 70% of students. The 60% average for public schools in Gwinnett County is 10 points lower.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.4%. Knight Elementary School scores 49.1%.
In the county around the school, Gwinnett County, the median household income is $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 150 public schools in Gwinnett County, enrolling about 196,924 students in all.
Trickum Middle School is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Knight Elementary School comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Knight Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.8:1 to 12.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Knight Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Lilburn
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Berkmar High SchoolHigh · 2,975 students
- Trickum Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,204 students
- Lilburn Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,636 students
- Camp Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,425 students
- Lilburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,249 students
Other Knight Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Knight Elementary. Knight Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- KNIGHT ELEMENTARYRANDALL, MN · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Trickum Middle School1.1 mi · 2,204
- Gwin Oaks Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,077
- Berkmar High School1.7 mi · 2,975
- Five Forks Middle School1.8 mi · 1,239
- Camp Creek Elementary School1.9 mi · 1,425
- Parkview High School2.0 mi · 3,216
Frequently asked questions
About Knight Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Knight Elementary School?
Knight Elementary School enrolls approximately 876 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Knight Elementary School serve?
Knight Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Knight Elementary School have?
Knight Elementary School employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Knight Elementary School?
Student demographics at Knight Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 50% Hispanic, 15% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Knight Elementary School in?
Knight Elementary School is part of Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.