North Star Academy
Public middle school, grades 3 to 8 · Redwood City, California
North Star Academy in Redwood City, California enrolled 527 students in 2024-25 with 20.3 full-time teachers, 25.9 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 92-96% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 95% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
519 students in 2022-23, 527 students in 2023-24, 527 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.1 to 20.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 519 | 19.1 | 27.2 |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 21.1 | 25.0 |
| 2024-25 | 527 | 20.3 | 25.9 |
25.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 California middle schools
Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 639 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Star Academy enrolled 511 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 639 of the 511 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent3.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.5% of students were White, 20.5% Asian, 16.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White49.5%
- Asian20.5%
- Two or more races16.5%
- Hispanic13.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at North Star Academy scored proficient or above: 92-96% in reading in 2021-22 and 95% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 92‑96% | 45% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 95% | 36% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Redwood City
3 public middle schools in Redwood City report 2024-25 enrollment; North Star Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Middle | 808 | 19.9 | 56.2% |
| North Star Academy | 527 | 25.9 | 7.2% |
| McKinley Institute of Technology | 476 | 22.2 | 81.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about North Star Academy
- McKinley Institute of TechnologyThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 476 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Central MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 443 students, 22.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare North Star Academy with McKinley Institute of TechnologyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Redwood City Elementary spends per student$20,855 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,855
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaNorth Star Academy is the number 876 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#876 of 1,363
- California schools by students per teacher25.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.25.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about North Star Academy
How many students attend North Star Academy?
527 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 519 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Redwood City, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Star Academy?
25.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is North Star Academy a Title I school?
North Star Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at North Star Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at North Star Academy scored proficient or above: 92-96% in reading in 2021-22 and 95% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is North Star Academy in?
Redwood City Elementary, NCES district ID 0632130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063213007422 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.