📍 3301 Technology Dr, Duluth, St. Louis County, 55811
North Star Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Duluth, St. Louis County. The school has 716 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duluth Public Schools Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 64.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Star Academy enrolls 716 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 64.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 11% Two or more races and 5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 536 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 29 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 716 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
North Star Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. 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 MN-80, state senate district 3.
North Star Academy is one of 2 schools in DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMY, based in DULUTH, Minnesota. The district serves 780 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 716 students, North Star Academy is larger than the district average of about 390 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe