North Star School

North Star School, a cozy elementary campus in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, operated by Salt Lake District, caters to 336 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Salt Lake District runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 20,086 students. North Star School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, North Star School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 12% Pacific Islander, 9% White, 7% Black, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, North Star School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting North Star School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at North Star School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Star School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), North Star School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northwest Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Star School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.5%.

North Star School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 43%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 336 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 13% to 9% across the same window.

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