State/Public Middle Open

KIPP North Star Academy

๐Ÿ“ 5034 Oliver Ave.n, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55430

194
Pupils
13.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

KIPP North Star Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 194 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kipp Minnesota Charter School school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Kipp Minnesota Charter School

Enrollment & staffing

KIPP North Star Academy enrolls 194 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.

Male students
100 (52%)
Female students
94 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
14.7
Student-teacher ratio
13.2:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American17289%
Hispanic or Latino178.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native31.5%
White1<1%
Two or more races1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

183 of the school's 194 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 5โ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

KIPP North Star Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-50, state senate district 59.

School district: KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL

KIPP North Star Academy is one of 4 schools in KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL, based in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The district serves 231 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 194 students, KIPP North Star Academy is larger than the district average of about 58 students per school.

231
District students
4
Schools
21
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
0%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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