Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OVID-ELSIE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262715006320
EE Knight Elementary School
215 N TYLER DR, ELSIE, MI 48831 · (989) 862-5170 · Clinton County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
163 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 117 | 40% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 34% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56% · 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
EE Knight Elementary School→OvidElsie Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ovid-Elsie Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 EE Knight Elementary School
EE Knight Elementary School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EE Knight Elementary School this school | 296 | 55.1% | 33.8% |
| Floyd School MIDLAND | 306 | 56.2% | 46.8% |
| Roscommon Elementary School ROSCOMMON | 276 | 55.1% | 40.6% |
| JohannesburgLewiston ElementaryMiddle School JOHANNESBURG | 313 | 57.2% | 51.0% |
| Byron Area Elementary School BYRON | 310 | 58.1% | 49.3% |
| Kingston Elementary School KINGSTON | 319 | 58.6% | 46.0% |
Matched among Michigan 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 EE Knight Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #861 of 1,085 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #875 of 1,072 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #764 of 1,139 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #1,102 of 1,630 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #911 of 1,424 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #1,307 of 1,424 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #799 of 1,563 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #821 of 979 | #6 of 7 |
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
296
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 296 | 17.7 | 16.7:1 | 55% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 16.7 | 14.9:1 | 52% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 17.9 | 16.1:1 | 56% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 45% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 14.8 | 20.8:1 | 50% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 19 | 23.0:1 | 47% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 42% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 25% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EE Knight Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (308 to 296); teachers up 19% (14.8 to 17.7).
About EE Knight Elementary School
EE Knight Elementary School is one of the public schools in ELSIE, Michigan. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 296 students.
The Ovid-Elsie Area Schools system has 5 schools and 1,275 students.
EE Knight Elementary School's enrollment is 95% White. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at EE Knight Elementary School and a ratio of 16.7:1. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 55% of students. That is 26 points above the 30% average for public schools in Clinton County.
allk12 grades EE Knight Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, EE Knight Elementary School is 8.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.8% actual, 41.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Clinton County show that the median household income is $88,210, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EE Knight Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to EE Knight Elementary School is OvidElsie Middle School, about 3.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles.
EE Knight Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, EE Knight Elementary School's enrollment declined 7%, to 296. By 2024-25, the school had 16.7 students per teacher, compared with 21.3 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for EE Knight Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,626
Census ACS
Median income
$88,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
- OvidElsie High SchoolHigh · 372 students
- OvidElsie Middle SchoolMiddle · 293 students
- Leonard Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HSHigh · 30 students
Other schools in ELSIE
- Michigan International Prep SchoolCombined · 1,657 students
- OvidElsie High SchoolHigh · 372 students
- OvidElsie Middle SchoolMiddle · 293 students
Nearby schools
- OvidElsie Middle School3.0 mi · 293
- OvidElsie High School3.1 mi · 372
- Leonard Elementary School5.8 mi · 284
- OvidElsie Comm EdAlt HS5.8 mi · 30
- Eureka School6.1 mi · 114
- Ashley Elementary School7.8 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About EE Knight Elementary SchoolHow many students attend EE Knight Elementary School?
EE Knight Elementary School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does EE Knight Elementary School serve?
EE Knight Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at EE Knight Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at EE Knight Elementary School.
How diverse is EE Knight Elementary School?
EE Knight Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is EE Knight Elementary School in?
EE Knight Elementary School is part of Ovid-Elsie Area Schools.
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