Enrollment
195
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD·NCES 482587005526
KNOX CITY SCHOOL
400 N 4TH ST, KNOX CITY, TX 79529 · (940) 657-3565 · Knox County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
128 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +57.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 57 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
195
+114 (+141%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 7.1:1
% White
46%
was 44%
% Hispanic
48%
was 46%
% Black
2%
was 7%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KNOX CITY SCHOOL
KNOX CITY SCHOOL is a combined-grade school of cozy scale in KNOX CITY, Texas, operated by KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD, works with 195 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 60% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.
KNOX CITY SCHOOL sits inside KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
For racial and ethnic makeup, KNOX CITY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 46% White, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Knox County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KNOX CITY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 56.8%.
In the surrounding community, Knox County reports that median household income runs about $56,667, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. KNOX CITY SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 710 students).
Nearest neighbor: MUNDAY EL, around 10.7 miles off. On composite proficiency, KNOX CITY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.
KNOX CITY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.
Trend over the last 7 years. KNOX CITY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 141% since 2018, when it stood at 81 (now 195). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 7% to 2%.
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Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,307
Census ACS
Median income
$56,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
710 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- MUNDAY EL10.7 mi · 217
- MUNDAY SECONDARY10.8 mi · 204
- BENJAMIN SCHOOL11.3 mi · 94
- RULE SCHOOL17.4 mi · 138
- HASKELL H S18.4 mi · 156
- HASKELL J H18.4 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About KNOX CITY SCHOOLHow many students attend KNOX CITY SCHOOL?
KNOX CITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 195 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does KNOX CITY SCHOOL serve?
KNOX CITY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KNOX CITY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KNOX CITY SCHOOL is approximately 7.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at KNOX CITY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at KNOX CITY SCHOOL are roughly 46% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is KNOX CITY SCHOOL public or private?
KNOX CITY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD.
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