📍 400 Duane St., Redwood City, San Mateo County, 94062
North Star Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Redwood City, San Mateo County. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erin Kekos. It is part of the Redwood City Elementary school district. It serves grades 3–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.2:1.
North Star Academy enrolls 519 students across grades 3–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 23% Asian and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 259 | 50% |
| Asian | 120 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
49 of the school's 519 students (9.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Star Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small).
North Star Academy is one of 12 schools in Redwood City Elementary, based in Redwood City, California. The district serves 6,394 students district-wide and employs 286 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 519 students, North Star Academy is close to the district average of about 533 students per school.