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Star of the North - East Bethel

Public, Charter Grades K-8

693^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Star of the North - East Bethel is a K–8 charter school in East Bethel, Minnesota — an outer Twin Cities suburb — serving 224 students at 1562 Viking Blvd as its own single-school district, Star of the North Academy Charter S. It sits in the bottom fifth of Minnesota schools: 693rd of 869, 20th percentile, 1 star for 2025–2026. Nearly every student is economically disadvantaged, with 98.21% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 — far above every nearby school.

Proficiency is the clearest gap. Math sits at 22.5% and science at 11.1%, versus 44.9% and 25.5% statewide, while reading is 39.2% against 48.6%. Star of the North is the only school in its comparison set scoring below the state average in math: Cedar Creek Elementary School (2.5 miles) posts 48.3%, East Bethel Elementary School (2.6 miles) 54.7%, and McKinley Elementary (3.7 miles) 77.6%. The closest structural match, Davinci Academy — a K–8 charter in the Davinci Academy district — still outperforms it by roughly 24 points in math. Even so, none of these schools serves a low-income population close to this one; the highest nearby share is 43.32%, less than half of Star of the North's.

Reading is the school's engine: all-grade proficiency has climbed from 28.16% to 39.2% across four reported years. Grade-level results show two separate patterns — reading rises from 18.5% in 3rd grade to 54.5% in 8th, above the state's 50%, while math sags to 6.3% in 5th and 9.1% in 8th. Subgroup results also run ahead of the overall rank: English language learners place in the 81st percentile statewide (4 stars), and low-income students, essentially the whole student body, rank in the top third and are trending up. The most actionable weak spots are middle-grades math and science.

224

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,385

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

41.2%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

1562 Viking Blvd
East Bethel, MN 55011-8888

(763) 450-5560

District: Star of the North Academy Charter S

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.3%

White:

26.3%

Asian:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg43%

Elementary school

693^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

328^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 10 pts since 2017

From bottom 30% (2017) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

339^th of 458Star of the North Academy Charter S among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	693 of 869	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	710 of 872	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	753 of 881	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	645 of 845	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	656 of 858	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	683 of 869	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	651 of 870	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	524 of 847	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.6	617 of 853	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	53.8	475 of 848	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	69.9	261 of 840	68.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	133 of 315	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	136 of 298	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	133 of 310	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	80 of 279	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	130 of 282	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	77 of 283	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	48 of 266	82.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	58 of 305	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	41 of 303	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	36.9	203 of 303	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	66 of 276	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	653 of 790	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	682 of 799	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	722 of 809	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	586 of 787	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	679 of 799	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	717 of 783	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	514 of 764	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	516 of 764	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	617 of 793	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	462 of 774	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	345 of 663	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	393 of 683	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	372 of 728	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	718 of 812	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	620 of 808	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	328 of 546	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	384 of 519	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	416 of 545	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	453 of 529	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	435 of 520	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	368 of 533	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	255 of 518	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.7	366 of 523	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	55 of 185	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	40.9	105 of 169	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	68 of 179	62.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	2 of 170	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	66.6	18 of 153	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	301 of 467	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	358 of 450	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	395 of 474	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	196 of 458	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	246 of 432	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	277 of 473	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	335 of 459	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	284 of 404	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	368 of 452	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	242 of 438	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile+61 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)99th percentile+59 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-9 vs state

Math22%-22 vs state

Science11%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Star of the North - East Bethel	Public, Charter	K-8	1562 Viking Blvd	East Bethel	55011	Anoka County	Star of the North Academy Charter S	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-5560	224	12	15.0	—	59 (26.3%)	135 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23.8	693^rd of 869 public elementary schools	20.3%		20.7	710^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.6%	17	18.5	36.4	50.0	47.8	42.9	54.5	39.2	6.3	18.2	11.1	37.0	31.8	6.3	21.7	14.3	9.1	22.5	41.2%	0%	$12,385
Cedar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	21108 NE Polk St	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 213-8781	680	47	14.4	28.8%	522 (76.8%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	67 (9.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	50.8	450^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.2%		57.4	401^st of 872 public elementary schools	54.0%	49	39.8	46.8	58.0				48.3	22.3		22.3	54.1	56.5	33.3				48.3	85.7%	7.6%	$10,593
East Bethel Elementary School	Public	K-5	21210 Polk St NE	Cedar	55011	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 213-8901	460	36	12.7	34.6%	349 (75.9%)	10 (2.2%)	20 (4.3%)	52 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	65.7	295^th of 869 public elementary schools	66.1%		58.9	383^rd of 872 public elementary schools	56.1%	88	60.8	43.2	71.2				57.1	30.1		30.1	65.0	56.8	40.3				54.7	86.7%	10%	$10,999
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1740 Constance Blvd NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3400	636	37	17.2	18.4%	514 (80.8%)	13 (2.0%)	18 (2.8%)	48 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	87.8	62^nd of 869 public elementary schools	92.9%		87.3	68^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.2%	6	52.8	66.4	71.6				63.7	52.7		52.7	76.4	76.7	79.8				77.6	90.8%	8.2%	$11,492
Rum River Elementary	Public	K-5	16950 Verdin St NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-8200	850	52	16.4	19.2%	685 (80.6%)	35 (4.1%)	40 (4.7%)	40 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	83.3	111^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.2%		88.9	52^nd of 872 public elementary schools	94.0%	59	58.4	58.7	66.2				61.1	35.1		35.1	77.4	80.2	65.3				74.4	≥ 98%	0%	$12,464
Andover Elementary	Public	K-5	14950 Hanson Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-1700	1,165	71	16.5	18.6%	896 (76.9%)	58 (5.0%)	61 (5.2%)	77 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.1%)	90.4	42^nd of 869 public elementary schools	95.2%		90	46^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.7%	4	64.1	65.4	75.5				68.4	39.0		39.0	81.9	82.1	80.6				81.5	89.8%	4.5%	$11,323
Linwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21900 Typo Creek Dr NE	Wyoming	55092	Anoka County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 982-1900	400	24	16.4	24.5%	343 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	60.4	343^rd of 869 public elementary schools	60.5%		66.1	313^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.1%	30	51.9	47.6	58.9				52.6	27.3		27.3	71.2	53.2	35.7				52.9	82.8%	17.2%	$11,780
Davinci Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	532 Bunker Lake Boulevard NE	Ham Lake	55304	Anoka County	Davinci Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 754-6577	952	58	16.3	25.9%	497 (52.2%)	219 (23.0%)	33 (3.5%)	125 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.6%)	59.1	360^th of 869 public elementary schools	58.6%		61.6	355^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.3%	5	53.0	54.8	49.0	61.5	42.0	66.3	54.3	18.6	31.0	24.8	64.1	58.1	28.2	40.7	39.3	41.6	46.0	88%	9%	$10,827
St. Francis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22919 St. Francis Blvd	Saint Francis	55070	Anoka County	St. Francis Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 213-8671	621	40	15.5	30.9%	503 (81.0%)	11 (1.8%)	23 (3.7%)	33 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	72.3	237^th of 869 public elementary schools	72.7%		77.2	178^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.6%	59	55.7	55.6	64.2				58.3	30.5		30.5	63.5	63.6	53.7				60.5	88.5%	9.4%	$9,908
Johnsville Elementary	Public	K-5	991 125th Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3000	644	48	13.2	43.3%	364 (56.5%)	124 (19.3%)	41 (6.4%)	52 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.8%)	67.3	282^nd of 869 public elementary schools	67.5%		64.1	333^rd of 872 public elementary schools	61.8%	51	42.3	50.8	59.0				50.6	33.0		33.0	59.8	64.1	65.0				63.0	90.2%	3.9%	$11,029

Frequently Asked Questions about Star of the North - East Bethel

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Students at Star of the North - East Bethel are 60% African American, 26% White, 13% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Star of the North - East Bethel.

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