📍 7719 224th Street East, Graham, Pierce County, 98338
North Star Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Graham, Pierce County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bethel School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Star Elementary enrolls 469 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 15% Two or more races and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 290 | 62% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
229 of the school's 469 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 184 qualify for free lunch and 45 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 Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 WA-80, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
North Star Elementary is one of 34 schools in Bethel School District, based in Spanaway, Washington. The district serves 21,450 students district-wide and employs 1,139 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, North Star Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 631 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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