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Enrollment
522
Combined
STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH STAR ACADEMY·NCES 490002501089
North Star Academy
2920 W 14000 S, Bluffdale, UT 84065 · (801) 302-9579 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–09COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
35 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.2%
UT avg 41.4% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.2% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | 58.9% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 (63.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Star Academy this school | 522 | 6.7% | 63.9% |
| Renaissance Academy LEHI | 742 | 10.6% | 60.7% |
| Navigator Pointe Academy WEST JORDAN | 375 | 1.1% | 49.1% |
| Early Light Academy at Daybreak SOUTH JORDAN | 1,022 | 14.7% | 52.6% |
| Mountainville Academy ALPINE | 716 | 3.4% | 57.8% |
| Ascent Academies of Utah Lehi LEHI | 646 | 15.8% | 60.3% |
Matched among Utah K-12 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 K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #1 of 31 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #1 of 29 ▲ 4 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #1 of 29 no change | #1 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #25 of 53 | #7 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #16 of 34 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #18 of 34 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.7% | #38 of 41 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #19 of 19 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
522
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 508
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 | 522 | 27.5 | 19.0:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | N/A | N/A | 7% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | N/A | N/A | 8% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | N/A | N/A | 9% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 12% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Star Academy.
About North Star Academy
North Star Academy is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. It is located in Bluffdale, Utah. It enrolls 522 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 9. That is 24% below the average of about 687 students for combined schools in Utah.
North Star Academy operates as its own local education agency.
The largest group at North Star Academy is White students, at 70%. Enrollment also includes 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Salt Lake County residents are about 70% White, a similar share. The diversity index for North Star Academy is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.0:1. The average for combined schools in Utah is 19.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at North Star Academy, 7% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
A school with North Star Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Utah is predicted to score 56.5%. North Star Academy scores 63.9%, 7.3 points above that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Salt Lake County show that the median household earns about $97,494 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Salt Lake County, 325 public schools serve about 209,757 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bluffdale School, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.3%; North Star Academy's is 63.9%, ranking 1st of 7.
For locale, NCES codes North Star Academy as Suburb: Large. Federal records list North Star Academy as a charter school.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 530 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 522.
This page collects posts and questions about North Star Academy, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bluffdale
- Hidden Valley MiddleMiddle · 935 students
- Mountain Point ElementaryElementary · 830 students
- Summit Academy - IndependenceElementary · 830 students
- Bluffdale SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Summit Academy High SchoolCombined · 599 students
- Summit Academy - BluffdaleElementary · 537 students
Other North Star Academy schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named North Star Academy. North Star Academy is the 4th largest of the 6.
- North Star AcademyPARKER, CO · 684 students
- NORTH STAR ACADEMYDULUTH, MN · 572 students
- North Star AcademyRedwood City, CA · 527 students
- North Star AcademySutter Creek, CA · 44 students
- North Star AcademyCameron, WI · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Bluffdale School0.5 mi · 736
- Kauri Sue Hamilton0.7 mi · 286
- Preschool0.7 mi · 1,773
- Summit Academy - Bluffdale1.1 mi · 537
- Oquirrh Hills Middle1.3 mi · 1,261
- Salt Lake Academy High School1.3 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About North Star AcademyHow large is North Star Academy?
North Star Academy enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-09.
What age range does North Star Academy serve?
North Star Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at North Star Academy?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at North Star Academy.
How diverse is North Star Academy?
North Star Academy reports a student body of 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North Star Academy?
North Star Academy is overseen by North Star Academy in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.