📍 407 W Larson, Knoxville, Marion County, 50138
Northstar Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Knoxville, Marion County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Keitges. It is part of the Knoxville Comm School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northstar Elementary School enrolls 341 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.3% Two or more races and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 341 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northstar Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.
Northstar Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Knoxville Comm School District, based in Knoxville, Iowa. The district serves 1,664 students district-wide and employs 122 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Northstar Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 416 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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