Knights Ferry Elementary: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.
Knights Ferry posts 47.9% exceeding the standard — versus 21.3% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68 | 48% | 75% | -42.5 | 12.4% | 0.6% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Knights Ferry Elementary scores 68 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 90th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “75% proficient” and call it done. Knights Ferry deserves a closer read. It sits at the 90th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
The headline number: 47.9% of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.3%.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 28th to the 90th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 3400 elementary schools.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 75% of students meet the standard today, above the 51% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 77% | 52% | 56% | — | 92% |
| Grade 4 | 42% | 47% | 53% | 60% | — |
| Grade 5 | 25% | 56% | 38% | 46% | 60% |
| Grade 6 | 43% | 60% | 23% | 45% | — |
| Grade 7 | 43% | — | 73% | — | — |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 73% | 65% | 75% | — | 100% |
| Grade 4 | 58% | 53% | 67% | 47% | — |
| Grade 5 | 33% | 13% | 31% | 38% | 47% |
| Grade 6 | 21% | 5% | 0% | 27% | — |
| Grade 7 | 64% | — | 73% | — | — |
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
- Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Showing up, and staying in class
Grades 7–8 students miss school at roughly three times the rate of TK/K students (16.7% vs 4.8%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the upper grades.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 106 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 21% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
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Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 12 | 67% | 25% | 8% | 0% | 92% | +48 |
| Grade 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 40% | 20% | 27% | 13% | 60% | +12 |
| Grade 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 12 | 58% | 42% | 0% | 0% | 100% | +54 |
| Grade 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 27% | 20% | 20% | 33% | 47% | +11 |
| Grade 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 19 | 5% | 16% | 79% | 0% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Ferry Elementary ← | — | 68 | 47.9% | 74.6% | −42.5 | 0.6% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 34 | 28 | #3943 | 22.6% | 51.4% | 12.3% | 2.5% | -45.8pp |
| 2022 | 28 | 29 | #4070 | 20.5% | 47.7% | 30.4% | 0.1% | -24.3pp |
| 2023 | 39 | 51 | #2814 | 26.6% | 53.3% | 17.7% | 0.9% | -31.3pp |
| 2024 | 49 | 66 | #1924 | 31.8% | 47.8% | 15.5% | 3.2% | — |
| 2025 | 68 | 90 | #562 | 47.9% | 74.6% | 12.4% | 0.6% | -42.5pp |
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 12.0% | 15.3% | +3.3pp |
| Male | 12.8% | 2.1% | -10.7pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.0% | 5.9% | -6.1pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 9.1% | 6.3% | -2.8pp |
| English Learners | 0.0% | — | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 28.2% | 19.0% | -9.2pp |
| All Students | 12.4% | 9.3% | -3.1pp |
| Filipino | — | 0.0% | — |
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