Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000695
North Star School
1545 N MORTON DR, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116 · (801) 578-8448 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Utah public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
275 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 46% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
18.8%
UT avg 41.4% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
UT avg 41.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 12.4% | 11.9% |
% 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
15.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 School
North Star School's state test result (15.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Star School this school | 336 | 81.8% | 15.8% |
| Escalante School SALT LAKE CITY | 352 | 80.7% | 27.3% |
| Parkside School MURRAY | 454 | 74.9% | 29.2% |
| Rose Park School SALT LAKE CITY | 358 | 99.4% | 20.2% |
| Franklin School SALT LAKE CITY | 325 | 99.4% | 18.6% |
| Parkview School SALT LAKE CITY | 371 | 98.7% | 28.5% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #552 of 562 | #164 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #550 of 578 ▲ 13 | #161 of 180 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #543 of 578 ▲ 25 | #151 of 180 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #509 of 613 | #157 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #21 of 556 | #9 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #122 of 559 | #82 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #14 of 582 | #12 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.9% | #8 of 388 | #4 of 133 |
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
336
-107 (-24%) vs 2020
-51% since 2000-01, when it was 692
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 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 82% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 21.5 | 17.9:1 | 82% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 23.2 | 16.6:1 | 85% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | N/A | N/A | 70% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | N/A | N/A | 83% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | N/A | N/A | 84% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 32 | 22.6:1 | 80% (581) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 26 | 26.6:1 | 63% (439) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Star School.
About North Star School
North Star School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. It teaches 336 students in pre-K through 6. That is 32% below the average of about 491 students for elementary schools in Utah.
Salt Lake District oversees North Star School and 38 other schools, with 20,086 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show North Star School is 64% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 12% Pacific Islander, 9% White, 7% Black, and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 44 points above the 21% share among Salt Lake County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The school had 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The school's 15.3:1 compares with an average of 21.8:1 for elementary schools in Utah. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 82%. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 48 points.
Among Utah public elementary schools, North Star School outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For North Star School, the prediction is 19.8% and the result is 15.8%.
Salt Lake County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Salt Lake County number 325, with about 209,757 students.
North Star School's nearest public school is Northwest Middle (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. North Star School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for North Star School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 24%.
The discussion board for North Star School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Other North Star schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named North Star. North Star School is the largest of the 3.
- North Star SchoolGildford, MT · 83 students
- North Star SchoolMASON, MI · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Middle0.4 mi · 542
- Pacific Heritage Academy0.8 mi · 327
- Newman School0.9 mi · 405
- Escalante School1.0 mi · 352
- Salt Lake Center for Science Education1.0 mi · 368
- Guadalupe School1.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About North Star SchoolHow many students attend North Star School?
North Star School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-06.
Is North Star School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Star School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Star School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Star School is approximately 15.3:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Star School?
At North Star School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 64% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is North Star School public or private?
North Star School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salt Lake District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.