Enrollment
272
Middle
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH STAR SD·NCES 421011509950
North Star East Middle School
3598 Whistler Rd, Stoystown, PA 15563 · (814) 893-5616 · Somerset County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
283 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
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 | 73 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 26% |
Student demographics
3%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
North Star East Middle School→North Star High School
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
56.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 30.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Where North Star East Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #287 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #283 of 513 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #192 of 513 ▲ 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #444 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #5 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.9% | #486 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #38 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #48 of 332 |
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
272
-70 (-20%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 272 | 29.6 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 29.1 | 9.7:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 26.8 | 10.1:1 | 100% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 99% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 26.8 | 13.1:1 | 54% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 53% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 49% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 79% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 35 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Star East Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (349 to 272); teachers up 10% (26.8 to 29.6).
About North Star East Middle School
Families in Stoystown, Pennsylvania, are served by North Star East Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It enrolls 272 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8. That puts enrollment 54% below the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
A total of 3 schools make up North Star SD, with 984 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, North Star East Middle School is 99% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 3, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.2 students per teacher. Middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here.
Among Pennsylvania public middle schools, North Star East Middle School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
A school with North Star East Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 33.0%. North Star East Middle School scores 44.9%, 11.9 points above that line.
In the surrounding county, Somerset County, median household income comes to about $61,446, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 29 public schools and about 8,271 students.
North Star High School is about 6.3 miles from North Star East Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 57.1% proficiency; North Star East Middle School posts 44.9%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 272, compared with 342 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.2:1 to 9.2:1.
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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 Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- North Star High SchoolHigh · 327 students
Nearby schools
- North Star High School6.3 mi · 327
- North Star Central Elementary School6.4 mi · 385
- Shanksville-Stonycreek Elementary School6.4 mi · 133
- Shanksville-Stonycreek High School6.4 mi · 90
- Shanksville-Stonycreek Middle School6.4 mi · 61
- Cairnbrook Elementary School6.5 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About North Star East Middle SchoolHow large is North Star East Middle School?
North Star East Middle School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 05-08.
Is North Star East Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Star East Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does North Star East Middle School have?
North Star East Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Star East Middle School?
At North Star East Middle School, the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is North Star East Middle School in?
North Star East Middle School is part of North Star SD.
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