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What's the most underrated thing about STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
727
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000373
STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
700 NORTH STAR ROAD, STAR, ID 83669 · (208) 855-4110 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Idaho public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
249 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 46%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 44% · 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
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
52.1%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 727 | 34.3% | N/A |
| ANSER CHARTER SCHOOL GARDEN CITY | 573 | 32.5% | N/A |
| DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 607 | 35.1% | N/A |
| MIDDLETON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MIDDLETON | 573 | 38.0% | N/A |
| LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 577 | 39.9% | N/A |
| PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY TWIN FALLS | 582 | 35.6% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho 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 STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #120 of 323 | #49 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #85 of 319 | #42 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #7 of 393 | #4 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #204 of 295 | #63 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #165 of 296 | #52 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #252 of 328 | #40 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.0% | #9 of 70 | #1 of 15 |
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
727
+192 (+36%) vs 2020
+169% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 727 | 38 | 19.1:1 | 34% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 35.5 | 18.8:1 | 25% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 32.8 | 19.9:1 | 25% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 25.8 | 20.4:1 | 28% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 22 | 21.4:1 | 31% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 24 | 22.1:1 | 34% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 24% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 17 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (527 to 727); teachers up 47% (25.8 to 38).
About STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in STAR, Idaho, is STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 727 students. Across elementary schools in Idaho, the average enrollment is about 332.
Besides STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 runs 60 other schools. The district enrolls 38,740 students.
More than half of enrollment at STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White: 77%. Next come 16% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 19.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 38. Elementary schools in Idaho have an average ratio of 18.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 34%. That is in line with the 34% average for public schools in Ada County.
Among Idaho public elementary schools, STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Ada County, the median household earns about $91,502 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Ada County has 156 public schools with about 80,006 students, including STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The closest school to STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 1.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school grew from 535 students in 2020-21 to 727 in 2024-25.
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Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- EAGLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
Other Star Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Star Elementary. STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- Star Elementary SchoolHASTINGS, MI · 287 students
- Star ElementaryStar, NC · 272 students
- Star Elementary SchoolRush, KY · 124 students
Nearby schools
- STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,013
- GEM PREP: MERIDIAN NORTH3.3 mi · 474
- PLEASANT VIEW ELEMENTARY3.7 mi · 747
- NORTH STAR CHARTER SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,022
- GALILEO STEM ACADEMY4.0 mi · 796
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOL4.2 mi · 1,884
Frequently asked questions
About STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 727 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 19.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2.
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