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North Star Academy School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3301 Technology Dr
Duluth, MN 55811
Phone
(218) 216-8965
District
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY
County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
716
Classroom Teachers
65

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.7% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

North Star Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
53%
40%
48%
54%
59%
47%
53%
40%
48%
54%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
48%
53%
49%
48%
46%
57%
48%
53%
49%
48%
46%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
29%
52%
39%
59%
18%
45%
29%
52%
39%
59%
18%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
46%
38%
53%
16%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
42%
36%
45%
22%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
42%
47%
45%
27%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 56 7.8%
Grade 1 64 8.9%
Grade 2 56 7.8%
Grade 3 89 12.4%
Grade 4 72 10.1%
Grade 5 85 11.9%
Grade 6 117 16.3%
Grade 7 91 12.7%
Grade 8 86 12.0%
Total 716 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.8% 84.3% 66.2%
Black 5.6% 5.1% 12.6%
Hispanic 5.0% 5.2% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.0% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.8% 4.4% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.6% 51.1% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 39.8% 42.6% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 8.5% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.9%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 8.2%
$15,000 or less Unreported 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,703 $11,534,000 59.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $797 $724,000 3.7%
Staff $542 $492,000 2.5%
General Administration $1,477 $1,341,000 6.9%
School Administration $337 $306,000 1.6%
Operation $837 $760,000 3.9%
Transportation $1,376 $1,249,000 6.4%
Other $751 $682,000 3.5%
Total Support $6,117 $5,554,000 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,586 $2,348,000 12.1%
Total Expenditures $21,405 $19,436,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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