Is Knolls Elementary a good school?

Knolls Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Knolls Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 224 students attended Knolls Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Knolls Elementary?

Students at Knolls Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 42% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Knolls Elementary attend?

Students who attend Knolls Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Valley View Middle High : Simi Valley High

Knolls Elementary

Summary:

Knolls Elementary is a public elementary school in Simi Valley, California, serving 224 students in grades K-6 and part of the Simi Valley Unified School District.

Knolls Elementary faces significant challenges, including high and increasing chronic absenteeism rates, consistently underperforming the district and state in academic assessments, particularly in Mathematics, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance lags behind nearby Mountain View Elementary, Santa Susana Elementary, and White Oak Elementary, as well as schools outside the district like Chatsworth Park Elementary School, Justice Street Academy Charter, and Pomelo Community Charter.

Addressing the challenges at Knolls Elementary will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the community to support the academic and social-emotional needs of its students. The school's low performance in key areas suggests the need for more effective instructional strategies and a focus on addressing achievement gaps, particularly for Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-6

6334 Katherine Rd.
Simi Valley, CA 93063-4439

(805) 520-6735

District: Simi Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4854^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,800

Students who attend Knolls Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley View Middle
High:	Simi Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.6

Number of students: 224

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.5%

White:

41.5%

Asian:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Knolls Elementary ranks worse than 82.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.07. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Knolls Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Simi Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.5%), White (41.5%), Asian (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Knolls Elementary is 18.6, which is the 4^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Knolls Elementary is $7,800, which is the 7^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Knolls Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Knolls Elementary 4854^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Knolls Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Hispanic students:

Simi Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Simi Valley Unified 667^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Knolls Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Knolls Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	85.66	679^th	4809	85.9%
2005	88.23	580^th	4822	88.0%
2006	87.64	608^th	4818	87.4%
2007	83.96	800^th	5113	84.4%
2008	80.35	956^th	5113	81.3%
2009	76.44	1152^nd	5193	77.8%
2010	74.92	1238^th	5314	76.7%
2011	77.86	1116^th	5377	79.2%
2012	62.27	1929^th	5390	64.2%
2013	58.76	2184^th	5530	60.5%
2015	62.09	1849^th	5611	67.0%
2016	53.46	2327^th	5614	58.6%
2017	52.07	2438^th	5692	57.2%
2018	43.70	2920^th	5662	48.4%
2019	37.58	3342^nd	5789	42.3%
2021	39.73	784^th	1417	44.7%
2022	35.92	3382^nd	5883	42.5%
2023	32.97	3652^nd	5874	37.8%
2024	20.07	4854^th	5862	17.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Knolls Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.00	2360^th	5084	53.6%
2019	29.39	3896^th	5173	24.7%
2021	15.66	1053^rd	1110	5.1%
2022	35.90	3339^th	5264	36.6%
2024	21.97	4619^th	5511	16.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Knolls Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.82	2736^th	5413	49.5%
2019	34.56	3452^nd	5492	37.1%
2021	43.54	645^th	1267	49.1%
2022	40.06	2994^th	5635	46.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Knolls Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.30	2961^st	5431	45.5%
2019	37.16	3244^th	5510	41.1%
2021	42.66	666^th	1272	47.6%
2022	17.02	5025^th	5663	11.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Knolls Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.31	2334^th	4830	51.7%
2019	28.74	3786^th	4963	23.7%
2024	22.25	4324^th	5102	15.2%

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Rank History for White students at Knolls Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.08	2236^th	2737	18.3%
2019	20.31	2377^th	2834	16.1%
2022	2.39	2717^th	2726	0.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, May 4, 2019

Knolls is definitely on an upswing. The teachers and principal are incredible. My son loves this school and is excelling. I believe a big problem is that when you put a lot of the responsibility on the parents to check in on aeres and support their kids where they need it, it doesn’t happen in most instances. I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom and have the time to devote however, I do believe that as parents it is our responsibility to know what’s going on with our kids and help them when and where they may need it. I cannot express enough how much we love knolls. It’s a special little school. And let me also say, you can’t pay for these class sizes. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Knolls Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	360	7	25	56	6	n/a	n/a	0	454
1989	331	7	26	53	8	n/a	n/a	0	425
1990	302	6	18	39	8	n/a	n/a	0	373
1991	281	5	18	33	12	n/a	n/a	0	349
1992	279	3	20	31	7	n/a	n/a	0	340
1993	305	9	15	36	7	n/a	n/a	0	372
1994	273	7	13	40	7	n/a	n/a	0	340
1995	265	8	15	45	6	n/a	n/a	0	339
1996	265	8	15	45	6	n/a	n/a	0	339
1997	300	5	19	47	12	n/a	n/a	0	383
1998	323	10	15	50	10	n/a	n/a	0	408
1999	329	8	17	55	10	n/a	n/a	0	419
2000	327	8	21	49	11	n/a	n/a	0	416
2001	341	9	24	47	8	n/a	n/a	0	429
2002	340	5	31	66	2	n/a	n/a	0	444
2003	340	5	31	66	2	n/a	n/a	0	444
2004	342	6	37	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	449
2005	363	4	38	75	2	n/a	n/a	0	482
2006	348	7	38	82	2	n/a	n/a	0	477
2007	314	8	40	98	1	n/a	n/a	1	462
2008	326	5	35	104	1	n/a	n/a	0	471
2009	330	6	31	99	0	1	3	0	470
2010	343	5	26	94	0	1	1	0	470
2011	340	2	24	82	0	0	2	0	450
2012	317	2	20	85	0	0	6	0	430
2013	271	1	18	86	0	0	10	0	386
2014	242	2	21	85	0	0	10	0	360
2015	208	1	19	88	0	0	11	0	327
2016	162	1	20	86	0	0	12	0	281
2017	143	1	18	81	0	0	10	0	253
2018	112	3	14	85	0	0	11	0	225
2019	85	3	12	78	0	0	13	0	191
2020	78	5	10	88	0	0	12	0	193
2021	85	4	14	81	0	0	10	0	194
2022	93	4	9	98	0	0	13	0	217
2023	101	4	10	93	0	1	15	0	224
2024	93	4	12	102	0	1	12	0	224

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Knolls Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	454	16.0	28.3	n/a
1989	425	17.0	25.0	n/a
1990	373	14.0	26.6	n/a
1991	349	14.0	24.9	n/a
1992	340	14.2	23.9	9.4
1993	372	15.0	24.8	11.3
1994	340	13.0	26.2	17.1
1995	339	13.0	26.1	18.3
1996	339	13.0	26.1	18.3
1997	383	17.0	22.5	15.1
1998	408	18.0	22.7	12
1999	419	19.0	22.1	12.2
2000	416	21.0	19.8	13.2
2001	429	20.0	21.5	13.3
2002	444	21.0	21.1	13.3
2003	444	21.0	21.1	13.3
2004	449	20.0	22.5	14.7
2005	482	21.0	23.0	16.4
2006	477	21.0	22.7	20.1
2007	462	21.0	22.0	23.9
2008	471	23.5	20.0	23.6
2009	470	20.0	21.4	27.2
2010	470	19.0	24.7	32.3
2011	450	n/a	n/a	30.7
2012	430	16.0	26.8	n/a
2013	386	15.0	25.7	31.6
2014	360	13.0	27.6	31.9
2015	327	11.0	29.7	32.7
2016	281	10.0	28.1	33.1
2017	253	9.0	28.1	32.8
2018	225	9.0	25.0	40
2019	191	8.9	21.2	40.3
2020	193	n/a	n/a	41.5
2021	194	12.0	16.1	39.7
2022	217	11.0	19.7	53
2023	224	13.0	17.2	52.2
2024	224	12.0	18.6	58.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Knolls Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	454	16.0	28.3	n/a
1989	425	17.0	25.0	n/a
1990	373	14.0	26.6	n/a
1991	349	14.0	24.9	n/a
1992	340	14.2	23.9	9.4
1993	372	15.0	24.8	11.3
1994	340	13.0	26.2	17.1
1995	339	13.0	26.1	18.3
1996	339	13.0	26.1	18.3
1997	383	17.0	22.5	15.1
1998	408	18.0	22.7	12
1999	419	19.0	22.1	12.2
2000	416	21.0	19.8	13.2
2001	429	20.0	21.5	13.3
2002	444	21.0	21.1	13.3
2003	444	21.0	21.1	13.3
2004	449	20.0	22.5	14.7
2005	482	21.0	23.0	16.4
2006	477	21.0	22.7	20.1
2007	462	21.0	22.0	23.9
2008	471	23.5	20.0	23.6
2009	470	20.0	21.4	27.2
2010	470	19.0	24.7	32.3
2011	450	n/a	n/a	30.7
2012	430	16.0	26.8	n/a
2013	386	15.0	25.7	31.6
2014	360	13.0	27.6	31.9
2015	327	11.0	29.7	32.7
2016	281	10.0	28.1	33.1
2017	253	9.0	28.1	32.8
2018	225	9.0	25.0	40
2019	191	8.9	21.2	40.3
2020	193	n/a	n/a	41.5
2021	194	12.0	16.1	39.7
2022	217	11.0	19.7	53
2023	224	13.0	17.2	52.2
2024	224	12.0	18.6	58.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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