Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOCH SD·NCES 422193000646
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School
340 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, PA 16056 · (724) 352-1700 · Butler County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
110 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 75%
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 4 | 155 | 52% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 48% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Knoch SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 69.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Knoch Intermediate Elementary School
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoch Intermediate Elementary School this school | 296 | 37.2% | 68.9% |
| Penn Cambria Intrmd School Lilly | 290 | 34.5% | 51.7% |
| McKean Elementary School Mc Kean | 319 | 38.9% | 69.6% |
| Clark Elementary School Erie | 303 | 38.9% | 77.7% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Millerstown | 313 | 33.2% | 69.0% |
| Manheim Elementary School Glenville | 256 | 35.2% | 61.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Knoch Intermediate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #322 of 1,396 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #287 of 1,511 ▼ 38 | #6 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #578 of 1,511 ▼ 177 | #13 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #1,266 of 1,638 | #16 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #331 of 1,528 | #4 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #1,403 of 1,531 | #14 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #1,207 of 1,600 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #750 of 1,045 | #4 of 9 |
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
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 25.5 | 11.6:1 | 37% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 36% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 30% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 28 | 11.1:1 | 33% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 22.6 | 14.2:1 | 27% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 30% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 27% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knoch Intermediate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (321 to 296); teachers up 13% (22.6 to 25.5).
About Knoch Intermediate Elementary School
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School is an elementary school located in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 296 students in grades 4 through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 33% lower.
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School reports to Knoch SD, which has 4 schools and 2,015 students.
The student body at Knoch Intermediate Elementary School is 94% White. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 93% White share among all Butler County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.6 students per teacher and 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 37%. That tracks the 37% average for public schools in Butler County.
allk12 grades Knoch Intermediate Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.7% at Knoch Intermediate Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.9%.
In Butler County (population about 197,254), the median household income is $89,843, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 39 public schools in Butler County, enrolling about 24,616 students in all.
The closest public school, Knoch Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Knoch Intermediate Elementary School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Knoch Intermediate Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Knoch Intermediate Elementary School had 311 students, to 2024-25, when it had 296.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Knoch SD
- Knoch High SchoolHigh · 704 students
- Knoch Primary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Knoch Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
Other schools in Saxonburg
- Knoch High SchoolHigh · 704 students
- Knoch Primary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Knoch Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Knoch Middle School0.0 mi · 479
- Knoch Primary School0.2 mi · 536
- Knoch High School0.2 mi · 704
- Buffalo Elementary School4.2 mi · 564
- Freeport Area Middle School6.4 mi · 428
- Summit Township Elementary School6.4 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Knoch Intermediate Elementary SchoolHow large is Knoch Intermediate Elementary School?
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 04-05.
Is Knoch Intermediate Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Knoch Intermediate Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Knoch Intermediate Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Knoch Intermediate Elementary School?
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Knoch Intermediate Elementary School?
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School is overseen by Knoch SD in Butler County.
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