North Star Academy Primary School
3301 Technology Dr
Duluth MN, 55811, Saint Louis County
Phone: 218-728-9556
Ranking: (582 out of 1,269, top 46%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 75 | 69 | 64 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,024 | 969 | 901 | 480 | 449 | 399 | 384 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 99 | 9.7% | 99 | 10.2% | 100 | 11.1% | 75 | 15.6% | 74 | 16.5% | 74 | 18.5% | 75 | 19.5% |
Grade 1: | 106 | 10.4% | 104 | 10.7% | 96 | 10.7% | 76 | 15.8% | 79 | 17.6% | 78 | 19.5% | 69 | 18.0% |
Grade 2: | 111 | 10.8% | 99 | 10.2% | 78 | 8.7% | 80 | 16.7% | 80 | 17.8% | 71 | 17.8% | 67 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 111 | 10.8% | 98 | 10.1% | 84 | 9.3% | 82 | 17.1% | 79 | 17.6% | 68 | 17.0% | 63 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 103 | 10.1% | 87 | 9.0% | 108 | 12.0% | 87 | 18.1% | 76 | 16.9% | 64 | 16.0% | 49 | 12.8% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 8.5% | 109 | 11.2% | 83 | 9.2% | 80 | 16.7% | 61 | 13.6% | 44 | 11.0% | 61 | 15.9% |
Grade 6: | 144 | 14.1% | 122 | 12.6% | 139 | 15.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 127 | 12.4% | 139 | 14.3% | 124 | 13.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 136 | 13.3% | 112 | 11.6% | 89 | 9.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 518 | 50.6% | 487 | 50.3% | 446 | 49.5% | 235 | 49.0% | 221 | 49.2% | 208 | 52.1% | 192 | 50.0% |
Female: | 506 | 49.4% | 482 | 49.7% | 455 | 50.5% | 245 | 51.0% | 220 | 49.0% | 183 | 45.9% | 188 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 21 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.1% | 16 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% |
Asian: | 14 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.9% | 14 | 3.1% | 14 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 34 | 3.3% | 39 | 4.0% | 43 | 4.8% | 27 | 5.6% | 14 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.3% | 7 | 1.8% |
Black: | 34 | 3.3% | 45 | 4.6% | 41 | 4.6% | 16 | 3.3% | 40 | 8.9% | 34 | 8.5% | 29 | 7.6% |
White: | 821 | 80.2% | 776 | 80.1% | 713 | 79.1% | 387 | 80.6% | 372 | 82.9% | 331 | 83.0% | 329 | 85.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 100 | 9.8% | 75 | 7.7% | 74 | 8.2% | 32 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 338 | 33.0% | 332 | 34.3% | 323 | 35.8% | 156 | 32.5% | 144 | 32.1% | 117 | 29.3% | 109 | 28.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 7.6% | 63 | 6.5% | 62 | 6.9% | 49 | 10.2% | 47 | 10.5% | 49 | 12.3% | 37 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.59 | 14.00 | 14.18 | 17.14 | 16.40 | 14.80 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 64.5% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 73.7% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 79.4% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 74.1% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 73.5% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 79.8% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 74.6% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 65.8% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 78.5% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 69.6% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 77.5% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 72.3% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 90.3% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 63.6% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.6% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.8% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 72.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.6% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.9% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 65.9% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.7% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70.2% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 70.2% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.6% | 75.3% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 63.3% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 73.7% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 57.6% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 62% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 71.2% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 64% | 68.6% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 58.4% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 81.9% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 76.2% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 62% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 74.1% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 71.8% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 91.1% | 80.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 73.3% | 79.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 56.4% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 56.2% | 46% |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 58.6% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 76.9% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 86.4% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 76.2% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 71.4% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 72.4% |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 67.4% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 72.3% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 77.9% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75.3% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 60.9% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71.1% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 70.5% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 58.9% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 44.2% | 53.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 47.3% | 62.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.6% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.2% | 63.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.7% | 59.7% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 59.8% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | 57% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 58.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 48.1% | 56.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 54% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 58.8% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 54.1% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.7% | 43.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 20.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $36,023.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,066.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,340.0 |
* North Star Academy Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.