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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at North Star Elementary?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE BEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 274236005555
North Star Elementary
15198 FOREST BLVD N, HUGO, MN 55038 · (651) 242-5500 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Minnesota 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.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
113 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
51.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Elementary
North Star Elementary's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Star Elementary this school | 467 | 24.2% | 47.0% |
| Oneka Elementary School HUGO | 463 | 24.4% | 46.2% |
| Wyoming Elementary WYOMING | 447 | 23.7% | 52.2% |
| Otter Lake Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE | 492 | 20.5% | 57.9% |
| OTSEGO ELEMENTARY OTSEGO | 536 | 21.5% | 58.3% |
| WestWood Elementary PRIOR LAKE | 505 | 19.6% | 60.1% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #393 of 844 | #21 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #334 of 844 | #18 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #361 of 844 | #20 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #354 of 1,130 | #19 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #598 of 769 | #18 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #479 of 796 | #27 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #767 of 942 | #16 of 38 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 467 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 24% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 26.3 | 18.1:1 | 28% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 23.8 | 19.9:1 | 29% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Star Elementary.
About North Star Elementary
North Star Elementary is an elementary school in HUGO, Minnesota, reachable at (651) 242-5500. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 467 students. The school's enrollment is 36% bigger than the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
North Star Elementary is part of White Bear Lake School District, where 20 schools serve 11,839 students.
North Star Elementary's enrollment is 77% White. Other groups make up 9% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 78% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, North Star Elementary comes in at 40%.
Its teaching staff equals 30 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.6:1. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Around 24% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 26% average for public schools in Washington County.
The allk12 Grade for North Star Elementary is C+. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 52.1% at North Star Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Washington County show that median household income is about $115,345, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. North Star Elementary is one of 103 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 46,313 students.
The closest other public school is White Bear Transition Plus Program, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 47.0% is below the 50.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,238
Census ACS
Median income
$115,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
46,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White Bear Lake School District
- White Bear Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 2,572 students
- WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIORCombined · 1,322 students
- WHITE BEAR SOUTH CAMPUS SENIORHigh · 1,196 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 922 students
- Mariner Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- SUNRISE PARK MIDDLEMiddle · 750 students
Other schools in HUGO
- Oneka Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- White Bear Transition Plus ProgramHigh · 51 students
- AwareHigh
Other North Star Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named North Star Elementary. North Star Elementary is the 4th largest of the 11.
- North Star ElementaryVIRGINIA, MN · 389 students
- North Star Elementary SchoolHockessin, DE · 589 students
- North Star Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 552 students
- NORTH STAR ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 510 students
- North Star ElementaryGraham, WA · 446 students
Nearby schools
- White Bear Transition Plus Program0.5 mi · 51
- Oneka Elementary School0.9 mi · 463
- Centerville Elementary3.1 mi · 607
- LILA Upper School4.5 mi · 579
- Otter Lake Elementary5.1 mi · 492
- White Bear Lake Area High School5.5 mi · 2,572
Frequently asked questions
About North Star ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at North Star Elementary?
North Star Elementary enrolls approximately 467 students in grades KG-05.
Is North Star Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Star Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Star Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Star Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Star Elementary?
At North Star Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is North Star Elementary in?
North Star Elementary is part of White Bear Lake School District.
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