Lowell Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 312 students
North Star Academy
3301 Technology Dr, Duluth, MN 55811
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
572
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Duluth Public Schools Academy
St. Louis County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About North Star Academy
North Star Academy is a charter elementary school in Duluth, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Duluth Public Schools Academy. The school is located in a rural area near a town in St. Louis County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 572 students were enrolled, with about 10.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Innovative Quality Schools. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 572 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.4 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Innovative Quality Schools
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Duluth Public Schools Academy
- County
- St. Louis County
- NCES school ID
- 270013302711
Schools near North Star Academy
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.