Enrollment
119
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE FALLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 271824000962
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY
504 E MINNESOTA AVE, RANDALL, MN 56475 · (320) 616-5200 · Morrison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
73 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 60% · 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
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY→COMMUNITY MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within Little Falls Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
33.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT ELEMENTARY this school | 119 | 61.3% | 34.4% |
| LANCASTER ELEMENTARY LANCASTER | 122 | 63.9% | 46.3% |
| Hill City Elementary HILL CITY | 112 | 62.5% | 51.4% |
| BABBITT ELEMENTARY BABBITT | 95 | 62.1% | 31.8% |
| BADGER ELEMENTARY BADGER | 124 | 58.1% | 40.1% |
| TRUMAN ELEMENTARY TRUMAN | 136 | 57.4% | 34.9% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Morrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #617 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #652 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #551 of 844 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #909 of 1,130 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #212 of 942 | #1 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
119
+15 (+14%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 119 | 9.9 | 12.0:1 | 61% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 12.4 | 9.3:1 | 54% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 13.3 | 8.3:1 | 58% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 38% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 10 | 11.2:1 | 63% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | 56% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 52% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 52% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KNIGHT ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (112 to 119); teachers down 1% (10 to 9.9).
About KNIGHT ELEMENTARY
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY is a very small elementary school located in RANDALL, Minnesota. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 119 students. The school is 65% below the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Little Falls Community Schools has 2,424 students spread across 6 schools.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at KNIGHT ELEMENTARY. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Morrison County, where about 95% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
Staffing at KNIGHT ELEMENTARY comes to 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.0:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. KNIGHT ELEMENTARY counts 61% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Morrison County average 35%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For KNIGHT ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 32.1% and the result is 34.4%.
For the population of Morrison County, median household income comes to about $69,446, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morrison County's 28 public schools enroll about 5,330 students and include KNIGHT ELEMENTARY.
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY, about 9.7 miles away.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 14% over 4 years, reaching 119 in 2024-25.
The KNIGHT ELEMENTARY discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Morrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,249
Census ACS
Median income
$69,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
5,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Little Falls Community Schools
- LITTLE FALLS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 747 students
- COMMUNITY MIDDLEMiddle · 496 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 477 students
- LINDBERGH ELEMENTARYElementary · 473 students
- LITTLE FALLS CONTINUING EDUCATIONHigh · 112 students
- Out of State Care and TreatmentCombined
Other Knight Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Knight Elementary. KNIGHT ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Knight Elementary SchoolLilburn, GA · 876 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY9.7 mi · 477
- MID STATE ED DIST STEPS TRANS. PROG10.4 mi · 4
- WIN-Middle School10.4 mi · 10
- MSED Birth to 310.4 mi · 14
- WIN-Elementary School10.4 mi · 9
- SUN Program10.4 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About KNIGHT ELEMENTARYHow large is KNIGHT ELEMENTARY?
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 119 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does KNIGHT ELEMENTARY serve?
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does KNIGHT ELEMENTARY have?
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is KNIGHT ELEMENTARY?
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees KNIGHT ELEMENTARY?
KNIGHT ELEMENTARY is overseen by Little Falls Community Schools in Morrison County.
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