Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANBY SD 86·NCES 410264000130
William Knight Elementary School
501 N Grant St, Canby, OR 97013 · (503) 263-7100 · Clackamas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Oregon public elementary schools
- CTest 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 Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
185 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 76%
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 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 59% · 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 grade levels within Canby SD 86. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 26.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 William Knight Elementary School
William Knight Elementary School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Knight Elementary School this school | 292 | 63.4% | 28.2% |
| Amity Elementary School Amity | 320 | 64.7% | 26.8% |
| Naas Elementary School Boring | 290 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| Carus School Oregon City | 325 | 64.0% | 36.8% |
| Yolanda Elementary School Springfield | 362 | 64.9% | 29.2% |
| Howard Eccles Elementary School Canby | 371 | 66.6% | 31.7% |
Matched among Oregon 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 William Knight Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #394 of 591 | #52 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #355 of 646 ▲ 78 | #50 of 66 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #370 of 646 ▲ 28 | #54 of 66 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #428 of 710 | #49 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #86 of 587 | #5 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #353 of 587 | #35 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #456 of 645 | #13 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #287 of 493 | #25 of 43 |
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
292
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 292 | 20.3 | 14.4:1 | 63% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 21.5 | 13.9:1 | 50% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 20.3 | 15.0:1 | 46% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 20.8 | 17.0:1 | 48% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 20 | 18.0:1 | 55% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 26 | 21.2:1 | 32% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 23 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Knight Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (353 to 292); teachers down 2% (20.8 to 20.3).
About William Knight Elementary School
William Knight Elementary School is an elementary school in Canby, Oregon, and it is part of Canby SD 86. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 292 students.
The Canby SD 86 system has 8 schools and 4,134 students.
Federal enrollment data show William Knight Elementary School is 69% White. Other groups include 24% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 79% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
There are 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at William Knight Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 16.5:1. By family income, 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Clackamas County report 50%.
William Knight Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Oregon public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, William Knight Elementary School is 9.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 28.2%. Predicted: 38.0%.
In Clackamas County, the median household earns about $103,517 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Clackamas County, 118 public schools serve about 57,601 students.
Of the public schools around it, William Knight Elementary School is closest to Howard Eccles Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts William Knight Elementary School at 6th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 286 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 292.
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Clackamas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
423,975
Census ACS
Median income
$103,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
57,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canby SD 86
- Canby High SchoolHigh · 1,402 students
- Baker Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Ninety-One SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Cecile Trost Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Howard Eccles Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Carus SchoolElementary · 325 students
Other schools in Canby
- Canby High SchoolHigh · 1,402 students
- Baker Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Cecile Trost Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Howard Eccles Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Philander Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Howard Eccles Elementary School0.2 mi · 371
- Canby High School0.6 mi · 1,402
- Philander Lee Elementary School1.0 mi · 279
- Cecile Trost Elementary School1.3 mi · 457
- Baker Prairie Middle School1.5 mi · 532
- Wilsonville High School3.7 mi · 1,258
Frequently asked questions
About William Knight Elementary SchoolHow many students attend William Knight Elementary School?
William Knight Elementary School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does William Knight Elementary School serve?
William Knight Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Knight Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Knight Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Knight Elementary School?
At William Knight Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is William Knight Elementary School public or private?
William Knight Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canby SD 86.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.