Middle Schools in North Star School District

Summary:

The North Star School District in Pennsylvania has only one middle school, North Star East Middle School, which serves students in grades 5-8. The school has faced some challenges, particularly in math proficiency, but also shows strengths in its English Language Arts (ELA) performance and small school size.

North Star East Middle School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 316 and 428 out of 873-893 Pennsylvania middle schools. The school's PSSA Math proficiency rates have declined across all grade levels, with the 8th-grade rate dropping significantly from 10.4% to 35.4%. In contrast, the school's 8th-grade PSSA ELA proficiency rate of 72.3% is significantly higher than the district (71.2%) and state (49.3%) averages.

Despite these challenges, North Star East Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.7 and a high percentage of students (100%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $16,773, which may be necessary to support the needs of this student population. Overall, the data suggests that North Star East Middle School is facing some academic hurdles, but its small size and targeted resources may be helping to support its students.

District Detail

1200 Morris Ave
Boswell, PA 15531-1231

(814) 629-5631

SchoolDigger Rank:
193^rd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 984

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Star East Middle School	Public	5-8	3598 Whistler Rd	Stoystown	15563	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 893-5616	272	30	9.2	104.0%	268 (98.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	61.6	316^th of 873 public middle schools	63.8%		52.9	428^th of 891 public middle schools	52.0%	112	46.4	28.4	23.7	35.4	34.0	49.3	52.3	50.9	72.3	56.3	$16,921	$1,056	$15,866

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Conemaugh Township Area School District	6.7 mi	2	29^th
Ferndale Area School District	10.67 mi	2	441^st
Somerset County Technology Center	10.69 mi	1
Westmont Hilltop School District	11.22 mi	2	170^th
Somerset Area School District	11.27 mi	3	83^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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