North Star High School
400 Ohio St Boswell PA, 15531, Somerset County Phone: 814-629-6651 Ranking: (388 out of 626, bottom 38%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 391 | 400 | 392 | 427 | 437 | 461 | 466 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 78 | 19.9% | 106 | 26.5% | 90 | 23.0% | 127 | 29.7% | 91 | 20.8% | 105 | 22.8% | 131 | 28.1% |
Grade 10: | 102 | 26.1% | 84 | 21.0% | 116 | 29.6% | 88 | 20.6% | 99 | 22.7% | 127 | 27.5% | 115 | 24.7% |
Grade 11: | 89 | 22.8% | 120 | 30.0% | 90 | 23.0% | 98 | 23.0% | 127 | 29.1% | 120 | 26.0% | 116 | 24.9% |
Grade 12: | 122 | 31.2% | 90 | 22.5% | 93 | 23.7% | 109 | 25.5% | 116 | 26.5% | 109 | 23.6% | 104 | 22.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 196 | 50.1% | 197 | 49.3% | 190 | 48.5% | 217 | 50.8% | 220 | 50.3% | 229 | 49.7% | 246 | 52.8% |
Female: | 195 | 49.9% | 203 | 50.8% | 202 | 51.5% | 210 | 49.2% | 208 | 47.6% | 224 | 48.6% | 216 | 46.4% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% |
White: | 389 | 99.5% | 397 | 99.3% | 386 | 98.5% | 420 | 98.4% | 429 | 98.2% | 454 | 98.5% | 462 | 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 32.7% | 171 | 42.8% | 134 | 34.2% | 140 | 32.8% | 134 | 30.7% | 124 | 26.9% | 120 | 25.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 11.3% | 37 | 9.3% | 48 | 12.2% | 51 | 11.9% | 73 | 16.7% | 56 | 12.1% | 69 | 14.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.82 | 12.97 | 11.59 | 12.62 | 13.31 | 14.30 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.9% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.3% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.4% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.8% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.4% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.8% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.5% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 27.1% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 39.1% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 30.3% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.3% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43.2% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.9% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.3% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 82.9% |
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* North Star High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.