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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND DISTRICT·NCES 490033000893
Helen M. Knight School
505 N MIVIDA DR, MOAB, UT 84532 · (435) 259-7350 · Grand County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 39.4:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
305 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 43% smaller than its 6th grade class (119).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47% · 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 Grand District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -8.9pp since 2023
Math
26.3%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.9% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 26.5% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Helen M. Knight School
Helen M. Knight School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen M. Knight School this school | 686 | 44.5% | 33.5% |
| Bonneville School OREM | 564 | 45.0% | 37.8% |
| Polk School OGDEN | 541 | 43.1% | 43.0% |
| Forbes School AMERICAN FORK | 550 | 48.9% | 37.9% |
| Westridge School PROVO | 608 | 37.8% | 54.6% |
| Glacier Hills Elementary SANDY | 626 | 37.5% | 38.0% |
Matched among Utah 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 Helen M. Knight School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #441 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #478 of 578 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #479 of 578 ▼ 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #108 of 613 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #116 of 556 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #170 of 559 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #184 of 582 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #320 of 388 |
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
686
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+194% since 1990-91, when it was 233
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 | 686 | 36.4 | 18.8:1 | 44% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 36% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 43.8 | 16.7:1 | 49% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | N/A | N/A | 50% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | N/A | N/A | 52% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | N/A | N/A | 57% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 41 | 19.5:1 | 54% (431) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 18 | 20.1:1 | 48% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 6 | 38.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen M. Knight School.
About Helen M. Knight School
Helen M. Knight School serves students in MOAB, Utah, as a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 686 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Utah average about 491 students, which makes this school 40% bigger than average.
The 4 schools in Grand District enroll 1,436 students altogether, Helen M. Knight School among them.
The largest group at Helen M. Knight School is White students, at 63%. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic and 7% Native American. Among people living in Grand County, the White share is about 84%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Helen M. Knight School scores 52%.
Its ratio of 18.8:1 is based on 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%. The average for public schools in Grand County is similar, at 41%.
Helen M. Knight School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.5%, compared with a predicted 38.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Grand County, the median household earns about $67,106 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Helen M. Knight School, Grand County has 5 public schools.
About 0.6 miles separate Helen M. Knight School from the closest public school, C R Sundwall Center. The five-mile area around Helen M. Knight School holds 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 18.4% on proficiency, and Helen M. Knight School is above that at 33.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Helen M. Knight School as Town: Remote.
Helen M. Knight School had 685 students in 2020-21 and 686 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Helen M. Knight School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Grand County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,754
Census ACS
Median income
$67,106
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand District
- Grand County HighHigh · 469 students
- Grand County MiddleMiddle · 221 students
- C R Sundwall CenterElementary · 60 students
Other schools in MOAB
- Grand County HighHigh · 469 students
- Grand County MiddleMiddle · 221 students
- Moab Charter SchoolElementary · 70 students
- C R Sundwall CenterElementary · 60 students
Nearby schools
- C R Sundwall Center0.6 mi · 60
- Grand County Middle1.1 mi · 221
- Moab Charter School1.1 mi · 70
- Grand County High1.2 mi · 469
- La Sal School24.8 mi · 7
- Gateway School32.3 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Helen M. Knight SchoolHow many students attend Helen M. Knight School?
Helen M. Knight School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Helen M. Knight School serve?
Helen M. Knight School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen M. Knight School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Helen M. Knight School is approximately 18.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helen M. Knight School?
At Helen M. Knight School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Helen M. Knight School public or private?
Helen M. Knight School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grand District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.