North Star High School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 437 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 464th out of 639 high schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Making Progress in School Improvement 1
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Louis Lepley
School District Details
- North Star School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $10,643
- Graduation Rate: 87.1%
- Dropout Rate: 0.9%
- Students Per Teacher: 12.1
- Enrolled Students: 1,230
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 437
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 32.8
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.3
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 224 (51.3%)
- Females: 212 (48.5%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 73 (16.7%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 134 (30.7%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 207 (47.4%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic | 1 | 0.2% |
| White | 429 | 98.2% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 91 | 20.8% |
| 10th Grade | 99 | 22.7% |
| 11th Grade | 127 | 29.1% |
| 12th Grade | 116 | 26.5% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0.9% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
44.7%
District:
48.6%
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
89.3%
District:
89.3%
Dropout Rate
School:
2.1%
District:
1.4%
Post Graduate Profiles (2010)
Percent College Bound
School:
64.7%
District:
64.7%
State:
72.6%
Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University
School:
52.9%
District:
52.9%
State:
69.4%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that North Star High School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Making Progress in School Improvement 1
SAT Exam Performance (2010)
Verbal Average Score: 495.2
Math Average Score: 497.5
Writing Average Score: 460.2
PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 51.9% | 51.4% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | 45.3% | 55.6% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | 37.9% | 55.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 62.1% | 62.5% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | 59.8% | 65.2% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | 66.6% | 64.7% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 30.6% | 30.3% | 39.8% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | 39.1% | 39.7% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | 27.1% | 35.7% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.9% | 81.5% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 92.5% | 92.5% | 85.8% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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