📍 5450 Riggins Courst Ste. #6, Reno, Washoe County, 89502
North Star Online School is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Reno, Washoe County. The school has 656 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washoe County School District school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.2:1. 79% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Star Online School enrolls 656 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 342 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 36 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
226 of the school's 656 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 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.
North Star Online School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 16, state house district 26.
North Star Online School is one of 112 schools in Washoe County, based in RENO, Nevada. The district serves 63,559 students district-wide and employs 3,215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 656 students, North Star Online School is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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