Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH STAR SD·NCES 421011504837
North Star Central Elementary School
1215 Morris Ave, Boswell, PA 15531 · (814) 629-5627 · Somerset County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
398 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (70).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within North Star SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 80.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+48.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 49 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where North Star Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #76 of 1,396 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #61 of 1,511 ▲ 14 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #100 of 1,511 ▲ 73 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #934 of 1,638 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #81 of 1,528 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #1,479 of 1,531 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #164 of 1,600 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #665 of 1,045 | N/A |
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
385
+17 (+5%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 385 | 38.9 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 38.6 | 10.3:1 | 100% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 38.7 | 9.7:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 39 | 9.4:1 | 99% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 37.2 | 11.5:1 | 54% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 49% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 52% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 209 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 61% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Star Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (426 to 385); teachers up 5% (37.2 to 38.9).
About North Star Central Elementary School
North Star Central Elementary School is a public elementary school run by North Star SD in Boswell, Pennsylvania. The student body numbers 385 students, from pre-K through 4.
North Star SD is made up of 3 schools with 984 students in all.
White students are the large majority at North Star Central Elementary School, with 96% of enrollment. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at North Star Central Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
The teaching staff at North Star Central Elementary School is 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades North Star Central Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places North Star Central Elementary School in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 48.8 points above it (82.0% actual, 33.3% predicted).
North Star Central Elementary School is located in Somerset County, where median household income is about $61,446, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. North Star Central Elementary School is one of 29 public schools in Somerset County, which together enroll about 8,271 students.
The nearest other public school, North Star High School, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within ten miles of North Star Central Elementary School. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, North Star Central Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 368 in 2020-21 and 385 in 2024-25, a 5% increase.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,799
Census ACS
Median income
$61,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
8,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Star SD
- North Star High SchoolHigh · 327 students
- North Star East Middle SchoolMiddle · 272 students
Nearby schools
- North Star High School0.3 mi · 327
- North Star East Middle School6.4 mi · 272
- Conemaugh Twp Area MS/SHS7.0 mi · 491
- Conemaugh Twp Area Elementary School8.4 mi · 381
- Somerset County Technology Center10.5 mi · 11
- Ferndale Area JSHS10.9 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About North Star Central Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Star Central Elementary School?
North Star Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does North Star Central Elementary School serve?
North Star Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at North Star Central Elementary School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at North Star Central Elementary School.
How diverse is North Star Central Elementary School?
North Star Central Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is North Star Central Elementary School public or private?
North Star Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Star SD.
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