Enrollment
107
Middle
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270030804244
KIPP North Star Academy
5034 OLIVER AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55430 · (612) 287-9700 · Hennepin County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Minnesota public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
101 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 30 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 15% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
18.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
1.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like KIPP North Star Academy
KIPP North Star Academy's state test result (10.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP North Star Academy this school | 107 | 94.4% | 10.8% |
| STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville BURNSVILLE | 96 | 96.9% | 25.4% |
| Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School SAINT PAUL | 72 | 95.8% | 19.6% |
| St. Cloud Math & Science Middle SAINT CLOUD | 91 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Success Academy Bloomington Middle BLOOMINGTON | 63 | 90.5% | 27.0% |
| Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm MINNEAPOLIS | 167 | 80.8% | 16.5% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 KIPP North Star Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #238 of 245 | #42 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.0% | #245 of 245 | #46 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #234 of 245 | #41 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #248 of 306 | #47 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #4 of 252 | #3 of 47 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
107
-100 (-48%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 156
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 107 | 6.9 | 15.6:1 | 94% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 8 | 15.2:1 | 90% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 14.7 | 13.2:1 | 94% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 15 | 13.8:1 | 87% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 94% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 92% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 156 | 8 | 19.5:1 | 88% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP North Star Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (173 to 107); teachers down 54% (15 to 6.9).
About KIPP North Star Academy
KIPP North Star Academy is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 107 students. It has 78% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Minnesota (about 495).
KIPP North Star Academy is part of KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL, where 2 schools serve 231 students.
The share of students at KIPP North Star Academy who are Black is 93%. Among people living in Hennepin County, the Black share is about 13%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
The school lists 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. The average for middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 101 students, or 94%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, KIPP North Star Academy lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Minnesota public middle schools.
KIPP North Star Academy scores 10.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 14.3%.
Looking at the county, Hennepin County, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting KIPP North Star Academy, Hennepin County has 496 public schools.
KIPP North Star Primary is less than a tenth of a mile from KIPP North Star Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, KIPP North Star Academy ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP North Star Academy is run as a public charter school.
Enrollment was 207 in 2020-21 and 107 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.6:1.
KIPP North Star Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL
- KIPP North Star PrimaryElementary · 124 students
- KIPP Legacy AcademyMiddle
- KIPP Legacy PrimaryElementary
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP North Star Primary0.0 mi · 124
- Olson Middle0.3 mi · 329
- Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes0.6 mi · 53
- Jenny Lind Elementary0.7 mi · 236
- New Millennium Academy Charter0.8 mi · 845
- Loring Elementary0.8 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP North Star AcademyHow large is KIPP North Star Academy?
KIPP North Star Academy enrolls approximately 107 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does KIPP North Star Academy serve?
KIPP North Star Academy serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does KIPP North Star Academy have?
KIPP North Star Academy employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP North Star Academy?
At KIPP North Star Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP North Star Academy?
KIPP North Star Academy is overseen by KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.