Other · Nevada
North Star Online School
AlternativeFully virtualNorth Star Online School, a public other school in Reno, Nevada: grades k–12, 575 students, 26.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Washoe County.
Size and class size
Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 575
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.0
- Students per teacher
- 26.1
- Grades
- K–12
- Other
Fewer students per teacher than 47% of schools in Nevada
Median 26.1 · 19 schools compared
More students per teacher than 90% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Smaller than 55% of schools in Nevada
Median 936 · 22 schools compared
Larger than 76% of schools in the US
Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Nevada's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Nevada: 46%43%proficient
−6.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 93% of schools in Nevada
Median 58% · 14 schools compared
252 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Nevada: 35%19%proficient
−8.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 93% of schools in Nevada
Median 41% · 14 schools compared
253 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Other · Grades K–12
- Type
- District school · Alternative
- Instruction
- Fully virtual
- Area
- Large city
- Run by
- Washoe County
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Washoe County.
Location
- Address
- 5450 Riggins Court Ste. #6, Reno, NV 89502
- Phone
- (775)353-6900
- City or town
- Reno
- County
- Washoe County
Nearby schools
The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Marvin Picollo ElementarySpecial educationFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 91 | 5.1 |
Turning PointAlternativeFree meals for all | 1–12 | 14 | 1.4 |
Cold Stream AlternativeAlternative | K–12 | 11 | 2.3 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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