North Star Academy

400 Duane St, Redwood City, CA 94062 | (650) 482-5973

Grades: 3-8
Student Enrollment: 536

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 536 elementary school students from grades 3-8
Ranks 15th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 750 Bradford St., Redwood City, CA 94063

School District Details

Redwood City Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,988
Students Per Teacher: 20.7
Enrolled Students: 9,020

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 536
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 22.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 23.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 224 (41.8%)
Females: 312 (58.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 18 (3.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 55 (10.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 73 (13.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

North Star Academy Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	7	1.3%
Asian	69	12.9%
Hispanic	117	21.8%
White	338	63.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
3rd Grade	82	15.3%
4th Grade	90	16.8%
5th Grade	92	17.2%
6th Grade	91	17.0%
7th Grade	92	17.2%
8th Grade	89	16.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

3.7%

District:

7.0%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 4.0%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 27.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 12.4

Average Age

School:

50.1

District:

44.0

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that North Star Academy performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Yes

ELA AYP Met: Yes

Math AYP Met: Yes

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	94.0%	39.0%	43.0%
2009	97.0%	40.0%	44.0%
2008	94.0%	37.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	100.0%	66.0%	65.0%
2009	99.0%	65.0%	64.0%
2008	100.0%	64.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	100.0%	61.0%	63.0%
2009	100.0%	62.0%	61.0%
2008	100.0%	55.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	100.0%	69.0%	68.0%
2009	100.0%	67.0%	66.0%
2008	99.0%	64.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	96.0%	58.0%	58.0%
2009	98.0%	53.0%	54.0%
2008	96.0%	46.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	100.0%	65.0%	61.0%
2009	98.0%	56.0%	57.0%
2008	100.0%	54.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	100.0%	48.0%	56.0%
2009	96.0%	43.0%	49.0%
2008	96.0%	39.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	90.0%	49.0%	55.0%
2009	98.0%	47.0%	52.0%
2008	93.0%	42.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	86.0%	43.0%	52.0%
2009	99.0%	48.0%	49.0%
2008	92.0%	39.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	96.0%	51.0%	55.0%
2009	98.0%	47.0%	54.0%
2008	99.0%	48.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	98.0%	48.0%	48.0%
2009	93.0%	43.0%	43.0%
2008	95.0%	44.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	76.0%	46.0%	46.0%
2009	85.0%	61.0%	44.0%
2008	89.0%	55.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	95.0%	47.0%	54.0%
2009	97.0%	49.0%	48.0%
2008	98.0%	49.0%	45.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	93.0%	35.0%	47.0%
2009	91.0%	34.0%	42.0%
2008	91.0%	31.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	97.0%	47.0%	59.0%
2009	100.0%	46.0%	56.0%
2008	97.0%	46.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	76.0%	50.0%	31.0%
2009	85.0%	62.0%	28.0%
2008	89.0%	56.0%	25.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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