KNOX CO. ELEM.

KNOX CO. ELEM. is a reasonably sized K-5 school in EDINA, Missouri, one of the schools within KNOX CO. R-I. The school enrolls 268 students in grades pre-K through 5.

KNOX CO. R-I runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 498 students. KNOX CO. ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, KNOX CO. ELEM. reports that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Knox County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting KNOX CO. ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, KNOX CO. ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 30.4%, a residual of -19.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Knox County put median household income runs about $57,788, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Knox County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 498 students), KNOX CO. ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KNOX CO. HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, KNOX CO. ELEM. comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 8%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 268 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.