Helen M. Knight School

Set in MOAB, Utah, Helen M. Knight School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, part of Grand District. It instructs 686 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 40% above the state mean of about 491.

Helen M. Knight School is one of 4 schools operated by Grand District, a district that instructs 1,436 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Helen M. Knight School shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Hispanic, 7% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Helen M. Knight School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Helen M. Knight School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.5%.

In the surrounding community, Grand County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,106 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Grand County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,506 students), of which Helen M. Knight School is one.

Nearest neighbor: C R Sundwall Center, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Helen M. Knight School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Helen M. Knight School at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 18.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 734 students in 2018 compared to 686 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 63% across the same window.

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