Obadiah Knight Elementary School

Obadiah Knight Elementary School is a public elementary school part of the Dallas Independent School District located in Dallas, Texas.

Knight, serving the Love Field neighborhood, houses grades Pre-Kindergarten through fifth. The school's mission statement is "to instill respect, responsibility and pride in all Obadiah Knight Elementary students while ensuring their successful preparation to make positive contributions in our ever-changing society." The school is named for Obadiah Knight, one of the pioneers of Dallas County. Knight donated the land that the school stands on as of 2007. Knight Elementary is also a CAMP (Collaborating Artist Media Project) Pilot School.

Feeder patterns
All residents zoned to Knight are zoned to Thomas J. Rusk Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High School .

School uniforms
All DISD elementary school students are required to wear school uniforms. The Knight uniforms consist of red tops and navy blue bottoms.

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform ; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
 
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