North Star School is an elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving 386 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Salt Lake District, which is ranked 54 out of 98 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, North Star School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Utah elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
North Star School faces significant challenges in providing a quality education for its students. The school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic (62.69%), Pacific Islander (10.62%), and African American (9.84%) students compared to the state average. Additionally, North Star School has extremely low test scores, with only 6.8% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44% in the district and 46.7% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.2% to 84.72% over the past three years, indicating a high-poverty student population.
While North Star School's performance is consistently low, the nearby schools in the Salt Lake District also struggle, with most of them ranking in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by North Star School may be systemic issues within the district, rather than solely a problem with the school itself. Factors such as limited resources, language barriers, and social-emotional challenges faced by students could all play a role in the school's struggles, and targeted interventions and support may be needed to address these underlying issues and improve student outcomes.
In the 2022-23 school year, 386 students attended North Star School.
Students who attend North Star School usually go on to attend:Middle : Northwest MiddleHigh : Innovations High SchoolHigh : West High
Salt Lake District
North Star School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Utah elementary schools.
Students at North Star School are 63% Hispanic, 11% Pacific Islander, 10% White, 10% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.