Elementary Schools in Star of the North Academy Charter S

The Star of the North Academy Charter S, the sole elementary school in the Star of the North Academy Charter S district, serves grades K-8 and has an enrollment of 180 students in East Bethel, Minnesota. The district is ranked 364 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school consistently underperforms the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall math proficiency rate was 26.81%, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its overall reading proficiency rate was 35.51%, compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly low in 6th grade math, where only 4.17% of students were proficient, compared to the state average of 40.10%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with 89.44% of students receiving this benefit in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 15:1 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic performance remains poor, raising questions about how the school is allocating its resources and whether it is effectively utilizing its teaching staff to support student learning. The data suggests that the school may be struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students and may need to implement significant improvements to its curriculum, teaching methods, or other educational practices to address the persistent academic challenges.