North Star Academy

North Star Academy operates as a high-enrollment K-5 school in PARKER, Colorado, operated by Douglas County School District No. Re 1. Current enrollment sits at 684 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 80% above typical.

North Star Academy is one of 89 schools operated by Douglas County School District No. Re 1, a district that serves 61,550 students overall.

On the student-mix side, North Star Academy reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 15% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 7% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Douglas County's rate of about 18%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Star Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.2%; this one delivers 73.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $149,594 per year, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Douglas County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), North Star Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mammoth Heights Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, North Star Academy comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

North Star Academy operates from an outer-ring location. North Star Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 682 students in 2018 compared to 684 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 72% to 64%.

On the community side, the feed for North Star Academy typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.