Enrollment
91
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CURRITUCK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370108000452
Knotts Island Elementary
413 Woodleigh Road, Knotts Island, NC 27950 · (252) 722-0770 · Currituck County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL91 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
40 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 82%
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 | 18 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
70.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
77.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Knotts Island Elementary
Knotts Island Elementary's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knotts Island Elementary this school | 91 | 44.0% | 78.5% |
| Bethel Elementary Sugar Grove | 128 | 55.5% | 61.4% |
| Mabel Elementary Zionville | 140 | 66.4% | 57.1% |
| Forbush Elementary East Bend | 208 | 36.1% | 70.9% |
| LaFayette Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 179 | 32.4% | 58.5% |
| T S Cooper Elementary Sunbury | 170 | 57.1% | 61.9% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Knotts Island Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Currituck County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 91 | #1,472 of 1,485 | #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
91
+9 (+11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 91 | 7 | 13.0:1 | 44% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 9 | 10.0:1 | 32% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 27% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 82 | 8 | 10.3:1 | 20% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 7.5 | 10.3:1 | 35% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 78 | 7 | 11.1:1 | 55% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | 39% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 17 | 9.1:1 | 36% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knotts Island Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (77 to 91); teachers down 7% (7.5 to 7).
About Knotts Island Elementary
Knotts Island Elementary is a very small elementary school located in Knotts Island, North Carolina. There are 91 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 81% below that mark.
Currituck County Schools enrolls 4,601 students in 10 schools, including Knotts Island Elementary.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Knotts Island Elementary. Other reported shares: 9% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Currituck County, where about 85% of residents are White. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Knotts Island Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.0:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%. Compared with the 36% average for public schools in Currituck County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Knotts Island Elementary lands at A, ahead of 87% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Knotts Island Elementary is 13.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 78.5% actual, 65.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In the wider Currituck County area, the median household earns about $93,511 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Currituck County, 12 public schools serve about 4,651 students.
The JP Knapp ECH (i)School is the nearest public school to Knotts Island Elementary, about 7.1 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. Knotts Island Elementary comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 91, up from 82 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 10.3:1 to 13.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Knotts Island Elementary discussion page is a place for fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Currituck County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,601
Census ACS
Median income
$93,511
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,651 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Currituck County Schools
- Currituck County HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Moyock ElementaryElementary · 740 students
- Moyock MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- Shawboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Currituck County MiddleMiddle · 435 students
- The JP Knapp ECH (i)SchoolHigh · 274 students
Nearby schools
- The JP Knapp ECH (i)School7.1 mi · 274
- Central Elementary9.9 mi · 264
- Currituck County High10.1 mi · 1,061
- Currituck County Middle10.2 mi · 435
- Water's Edge Village School10.5 mi · 50
- Shawboro Elementary School10.7 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Knotts Island ElementaryHow large is Knotts Island Elementary?
Knotts Island Elementary enrolls approximately 91 students in grades KG-05.
Is Knotts Island Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Knotts Island Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Knotts Island Elementary have?
Knotts Island Elementary employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Knotts Island Elementary?
Student demographics at Knotts Island Elementary are roughly 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Knotts Island Elementary in?
Knotts Island Elementary is part of Currituck County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.