North Star Elementary School
1340 Little Baltimore Rd Hockessin DE, 19707, New Castle County Phone: 302-234-7200 Ranking:  (1 out of 134, top 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Red Clay Consolidated School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 48 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 701 | 751 | 735 | 772 | 779 | 757 | 716 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 11.7% | 114 | 15.2% | 99 | 13.5% | 116 | 15.0% | 106 | 13.6% | 114 | 15.1% | 125 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 130 | 18.5% | 118 | 15.7% | 114 | 15.5% | 111 | 14.4% | 138 | 17.7% | 134 | 17.7% | 125 | 17.5% |
| Grade 2: | 119 | 17.0% | 113 | 15.0% | 118 | 16.1% | 138 | 17.9% | 136 | 17.5% | 129 | 17.0% | 130 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 112 | 16.0% | 123 | 16.4% | 139 | 18.9% | 137 | 17.7% | 131 | 16.8% | 133 | 17.6% | 116 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 122 | 17.4% | 140 | 18.6% | 137 | 18.6% | 130 | 16.8% | 138 | 17.7% | 130 | 17.2% | 117 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 136 | 19.4% | 143 | 19.0% | 128 | 17.4% | 140 | 18.1% | 130 | 16.7% | 117 | 15.5% | 103 | 14.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 337 | 48.1% | 365 | 48.6% | 375 | 51.0% | 387 | 50.1% | 398 | 51.1% | 375 | 49.5% | 363 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 364 | 51.9% | 386 | 51.4% | 360 | 49.0% | 385 | 49.9% | 373 | 47.9% | 374 | 49.4% | 349 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 148 | 21.1% | 147 | 19.6% | 134 | 18.2% | 138 | 17.9% | 137 | 17.6% | 111 | 14.7% | 91 | 12.7% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 4.3% | 26 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.0% | 26 | 3.4% | 27 | 3.5% | 29 | 3.8% | 21 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 15 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.7% | 23 | 3.1% | 25 | 3.2% | 24 | 3.1% | 28 | 3.7% | 30 | 4.2% |
| White: | 500 | 71.3% | 548 | 73.0% | 547 | 74.4% | 576 | 74.6% | 588 | 75.5% | 587 | 77.5% | 572 | 79.9% |
| 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: | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 3.9% | 37 | 4.9% | 27 | 3.7% | 24 | 3.1% | 20 | 2.6% | 11 | 1.5% | 14 | 2.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.60 | 16.33 | 17.50 | 17.16 | 17.70 | 17.20 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 56.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 65% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 61.58% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 53.8% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 64% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.44% | 61.98% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 51.3% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 63% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.00% | 63.78% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 50.7% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 64% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.24% | 67.29% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 53.7% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 59% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.93% | 61.36% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 52.4% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 63% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.49% | 64.24% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 57.1% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 71% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 72.81% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 43.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 46% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.30% | 44.97% | 50.33% |
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* North Star Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.