📍 3598 Whistler Rd, Stoystown, Somerset County, 15563
North Star East MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Stoystown, Somerset County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Star SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Star East MS enrolls 271 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.5% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 265 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 271 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Star East MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 69.
North Star East MS is one of 3 schools in North Star SD, based in Boswell, Pennsylvania. The district serves 998 students district-wide and employs 91 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, North Star East MS is smaller than the district average of about 333 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant