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North Star Academy

Public Grades 3-8

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 100% of California middle schools

Summary

North Star Academy is a top-ranked public middle school serving 527 students in grades 3-8 within the Redwood City Elementary district, consistently standing out as a beacon of academic excellence in the region.

The school's performance is exceptional, with over 94% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science—figures that are roughly double the district average and triple the state average. It also maintains an extremely low chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.3%, a key factor in its success. This excellence is consistent for all student groups and has been sustained for over a decade, with the school recently ranking 4th out of over 2,700 California middle schools. Notably, it achieves these results with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-pupil spending than some neighboring schools.

North Star Academy's achievements are particularly striking when compared to other local schools. It significantly outperforms other middle schools in its own district, such as John F. Kennedy Middle and McKinley Institute of Technology, despite similar funding. Furthermore, it surpasses high-performing schools in wealthier neighboring districts like the Menlo Park City Elementary district's Hillview Middle and the Las Lomitas Elementary district's La Entrada Middle. This makes North Star a unique model of academic efficiency and effectiveness.

527

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,783

Per pupil spending ?

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Duane St.
Redwood City, CA 94062-1011

(650) 482-2411

District: Redwood City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Asian:

20.5%

Two or more races:

16.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2013 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (95% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school95%

District avg43%

California avg41%

Elementary school

6^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

4^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Redwood City Elementary

725^th of 1,543Redwood City Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	6 of 5857	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	3 of 5869	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	2 of 5859	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	7 of 5883	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	2 of 5789	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	3 of 5662	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.3	7 of 5692	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	99.1	6 of 5614	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	99.1	12 of 5611	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	97.5	6 of 5530	99.9%	★★★★★
2012	97.4	4 of 5390	99.9%	★★★★★
2011	98.0	1 of 5377	100.0%	★★★★★
2010	97.7	7 of 5314	99.9%	★★★★★
2009	98.5	1 of 5193	100.0%	★★★★★
2008	98.9	2 of 5113	100.0%	★★★★★
2007	99.1	4 of 5113	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	99.2	3 of 4818	99.9%	★★★★★
2005	99.2	5 of 4822	99.9%	★★★★★
2004	99.6	3 of 4809	99.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	24 of 1203	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	22 of 1205	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	8 of 1190	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	67 of 1154	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	7 of 1149	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	6 of 1071	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	4 of 5597	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	4 of 5612	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	2 of 5609	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	9 of 5635	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	3 of 5492	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	4 of 5413	99.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	3 of 5107	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	11 of 5107	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 4963	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	2 of 4830	100.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	7 of 5517	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	8 of 5628	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	4 of 5643	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	1 of 5638	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	11 of 5663	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	2 of 5510	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	2 of 5431	100.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	10 of 718	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	5 of 670	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	4 of 669	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	2 of 610	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	1 of 445	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	12 of 339	96.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 2847	100.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	4 of 2598	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	2 of 2651	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	1 of 2661	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	5 of 2726	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	1 of 2834	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	1 of 2737	100.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	4 of 2761	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	3 of 2783	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	5 of 2781	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	6 of 2740	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	8 of 2715	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	6 of 2480	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	14 of 2508	99.4%	★★★★★
2016	98.9	4 of 2497	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	98.9	7 of 2477	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	96.6	4 of 2379	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	95.1	12 of 2259	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	97.5	4 of 2236	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	96.1	9 of 2179	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	98.0	3 of 2063	99.9%	★★★★★
2008	98.6	3 of 2005	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	98.8	1 of 1999	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	98.1	6 of 1804	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	98.6	6 of 1777	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	97.4	22 of 1769	98.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	3 of 739	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	2 of 743	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	1 of 715	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	4 of 733	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	22 of 745	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	5 of 700	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	4 of 2533	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	5 of 2551	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	6 of 2531	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	10 of 2509	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	6 of 2380	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	9 of 2262	99.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	4 of 2388	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	3 of 2359	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	7 of 2213	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	4 of 2072	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	5 of 2579	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	22 of 2531	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	9 of 2369	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	4 of 2534	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	4 of 2552	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	3 of 2538	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	6 of 2527	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	11 of 2407	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	7 of 2273	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	2 of 726	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	1 of 701	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	2 of 677	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	1 of 665	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	9 of 554	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	2 of 1520	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	3 of 1537	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	3 of 1543	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	9 of 1555	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	3 of 1602	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	6 of 1496	99.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)100th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science95%+63 vs state

Mathematics95%+58 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy95%+46 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	99.7	4^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.9%		99.7	3^rd of 2783 public middle schools	99.9%	1																	93.3	97.5	95.3	92.1	89.0	96.7	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.7	93.2	93.5	92.1	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.9	$18,783	$16,908	$1,875
McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15	2440^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%		12.9	2552^nd of 2783 public middle schools	8.3%	112																		11.0	11.0				22.2	31.1	26.0	26.7				10.6	12.2	8.7	10.5	$20,623	$17,996	$2,627
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2521 Goodwin Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2409	808	41	19.9	67.5%	113 (14.0%)	10 (1.2%)	623 (77.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.8%)	49	1204^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		54.2	1037^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	167																		21.2	21.2				40.6	54.8	56.7	50.4				25.5	35.2	33.0	31.0	$19,980	$17,256	$2,724
Central Middle	Public	6-8	757 Cedar St.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7321	443	20	22.3	8.6%	232 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.1%)	69 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.3%)	98.4	33^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		97.8	66^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	33																		78.3	78.3				80.4	89.0	90.3	86.7				82.5	77.9	75.8	78.7	$21,754	$21,162	$592
Tierra Linda Middle	Public	6-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7370	451	22	20.1	11.1%	162 (35.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (16.6%)	146 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (13.5%)	98.3	34^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.1	47^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.3%	13																		79.6	79.6				84.7	87.9	88.6	87.2				71.5	83.7	78.3	77.9	$23,588	$22,978	$610
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Elder Ave.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-4341	846	55	15.5	11.2%	427 (50.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.1%)	150 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	85 (10.0%)	96.5	103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97.6	70^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	33																		67.4	67.4				75.4	83.3	77.5	78.7				74.8	78.0	71.8	74.9	$20,083	$19,864	$219
La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	612	38	15.9	6.9%	288 (47.1%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (17.2%)	130 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.9%)	98.4	30^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		99	18^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	12																	65.9	70.9	68.2		82.8	80.5	88.6	85.9	83.6	84.1		84.7	81.0	85.2	85.0	76.4	82.5	$50,786	$49,982	$804
Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,082	54	20.0	6.2%	348 (32.2%)	5 (0.5%)	120 (11.1%)	425 (39.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	179 (16.5%)	98.9	21^st of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		99	19^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.3%	2																		79.6	79.6				84.4	88.8	91.2	88.2				79.8	87.9	87.3	85.2	$19,741	$19,338	$403
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	Public	6-8	2450 Ralmar St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2828	488	33	14.7	89.3%	6 (1.2%)	24 (4.9%)	394 (80.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.5%)	7 (1.4%)	7.8	2680^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.9%		7.6	2724^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.1%	44																		5.0	5.0				16.3	15.2	11.6	14.4				4.1	6.2	8.9	6.4	$39,766	$38,720	$1,046
Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	600 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7600	721	40	17.8	61.0%	106 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	448 (62.1%)	76 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	71 (9.8%)	40.9	1470^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.8%		48.5	1204^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.7%	266	4.2	5.0	23.8	10.8	4.2	30.0	33.3	21.5	16.7	35.0	14.3	21.5	8.3	0.0	23.8	10.8		26.8	26.8				42.1	44.2	37.1	41.0				26.5	28.5	30.3	28.5	$25,193	$23,694	$1,499

Frequently Asked Questions about North Star Academy

Is North Star Academy a good school?

Yes! North Star Academy is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What district is North Star Academy in?

Redwood City Elementary

How many students attend North Star Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended North Star Academy.

What is the racial makeup of North Star Academy?

Students at North Star Academy are 50% White, 20% Asian, 17% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic.

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