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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at NORTH STAR ACADEMY this year?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY·NCES 270013302711
NORTH STAR ACADEMY
3301 TECHNOLOGY DR, DULUTH, MN 55811 · (218) 728-9556 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
289 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 48%
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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 63% smaller than its 8th grade class (96).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
42.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 NORTH STAR ACADEMY
NORTH STAR ACADEMY's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH STAR ACADEMY this school | 572 | 50.5% | 36.1% |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES | 562 | 48.4% | 47.8% |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY CLOQUET | 495 | 46.7% | 58.5% |
| FRAZEE ELEMENTARY FRAZEE | 453 | 47.9% | 46.9% |
| Robert Asp Elementary MOORHEAD | 580 | 53.1% | 38.2% |
| West Rapids Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 612 | 49.2% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota 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 NORTH STAR ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #587 of 844 | #22 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #684 of 844 | #23 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #540 of 844 | #23 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #196 of 1,130 | #2 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #63 of 769 | #5 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #366 of 796 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #327 of 942 | #12 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.7% | #12 of 499 | #1 of 19 |
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
572
-277 (-33%) vs 2020
+38% since 2000-01, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 572 | 54.8 | 10.4:1 | 51% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 54.9 | 10.8:1 | 54% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 716 | 64.7 | 11.1:1 | 49% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 849 | 64 | 13.3:1 | 31% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 1,093 | 95.8 | 11.4:1 | 34% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 1,091 | 89 | 12.3:1 | 33% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 43% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 31% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH STAR ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (1,093 to 572); teachers down 43% (95.8 to 54.8).
About NORTH STAR ACADEMY
NORTH STAR ACADEMY is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in DULUTH, Minnesota. The school serves 572 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 66% larger than that.
District-wide, DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY has 2 schools and 780 students.
By race and ethnicity, NORTH STAR ACADEMY is 67% White. After that, the student body is 17% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. Census figures show St. Louis County is about 90% White. NORTH STAR ACADEMY has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at NORTH STAR ACADEMY total 54.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.4:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 289 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 51%. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in St. Louis County is 11 points.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis County show that median household income is about $70,069, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. NORTH STAR ACADEMY is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County, which together enroll about 23,921 students.
The closest public school to NORTH STAR ACADEMY is Arrowhead Academy, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of NORTH STAR ACADEMY, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe. NORTH STAR ACADEMY is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 33%, from 849 to 572. The ratio was 13.3:1 in 2020-21 and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY
- RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMYElementary · 208 students
Other schools in DULUTH
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,037 students
- DENFELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 951 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
Other North Star Academy schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named North Star Academy. NORTH STAR ACADEMY is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- North Star AcademyPARKER, CO · 684 students
- North Star AcademyRedwood City, CA · 527 students
- North Star AcademyBluffdale, UT · 522 students
- North Star AcademySutter Creek, CA · 44 students
- North Star AcademyCameron, WI · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Arrowhead Academy0.8 mi · 18
- Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion1.1 mi · 329
- Lowell Elementary1.1 mi · 312
- SUPERIOR ACADEMY1.8 mi · 19
- CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY2.1 mi · 31
- THE BRIDGE2.2 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH STAR ACADEMYHow large is NORTH STAR ACADEMY?
NORTH STAR ACADEMY enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does NORTH STAR ACADEMY serve?
NORTH STAR ACADEMY serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at NORTH STAR ACADEMY?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at NORTH STAR ACADEMY.
How diverse is NORTH STAR ACADEMY?
NORTH STAR ACADEMY reports a student body of 67% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTH STAR ACADEMY?
NORTH STAR ACADEMY is overseen by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY in St. Louis County.
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