North Star Central Elementary School
1215 Morris Ave Boswell PA, 15531, Somerset County Phone: 814-629-5627 Ranking:  (843 out of 2,311, top 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: North Star School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 443 | 429 | 407 | 415 | 410 | 407 | 320 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 22 | 5.0% | 19 | 4.4% | 31 | 7.6% | 17 | 4.1% | 21 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 20.1% | 111 | 25.9% | 76 | 18.7% | 89 | 21.4% | 82 | 20.0% | 100 | 24.6% | 47 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 109 | 24.6% | 73 | 17.0% | 80 | 19.7% | 86 | 20.7% | 69 | 16.8% | 72 | 17.7% | 55 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 16.5% | 82 | 19.1% | 80 | 19.7% | 70 | 16.9% | 69 | 16.8% | 81 | 19.9% | 61 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 17.2% | 72 | 16.8% | 68 | 16.7% | 71 | 17.1% | 80 | 19.5% | 83 | 20.4% | 52 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 16.7% | 72 | 16.8% | 72 | 17.7% | 82 | 19.8% | 88 | 21.5% | 71 | 17.4% | 62 | 19.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 239 | 54.0% | 233 | 54.3% | 212 | 52.1% | 218 | 52.5% | 197 | 48.0% | 201 | 49.4% | 155 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 204 | 46.0% | 196 | 45.7% | 195 | 47.9% | 197 | 47.5% | 197 | 48.0% | 191 | 46.9% | 161 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 431 | 97.3% | 412 | 96.0% | 393 | 96.6% | 401 | 96.6% | 398 | 97.1% | 395 | 97.1% | 317 | 99.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 181 | 40.9% | 187 | 43.6% | 183 | 45.0% | 167 | 40.2% | 140 | 34.1% | 141 | 34.6% | 148 | 46.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.9% | 31 | 7.2% | 31 | 7.6% | 48 | 11.6% | 56 | 13.7% | 54 | 13.3% | 41 | 12.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.45 | 14.14 | 12.59 | 11.74 | 10.84 | 10.80 | 9.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 88.7% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 82.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.7% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 92.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 75.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 73.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 92.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 49.6% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 56.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 75.9% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 83.5% | 73.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 50% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 48.9% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 60.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 58.2% | 61.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 38.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 54.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.4% | 57.3% |
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* North Star Central Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.