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North Star Early Childhood Education Center School

Serves grades PK - PK

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
101 Shepherds Way
Stafford, VA 22556
Phone
(540) 368-2559
District
Stafford County Public Schools
County
STAFFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
265
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

North Star Early Childhood Education Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
No Data
69%
No Data
73%
No Data
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 265 100.0%
Total 265 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 27.0% 44.4% 48.2%
Black 31.6% 23.4% 23.2%
Hispanic 35.4% 26.3% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.1% 5.4% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 84.5% 41.0% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 84.5% 37.3% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 3.6% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 155,712 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 710.7 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.8% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.1% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 50,313 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.8% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 40.6% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.8% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.9% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.7% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.6% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 3.0% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,130 $221,780,000 60.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $607 $18,894,000 5.2%
Staff $625 $19,437,000 5.3%
General Administration $223 $6,938,000 1.9%
School Administration $652 $20,294,000 5.5%
Operation $896 $27,880,000 7.6%
Transportation $466 $14,497,000 4.0%
Other $194 $6,024,000 1.6%
Total Support $3,664 $113,964,000 31.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $981 $30,524,000 8.3%
Total Expenditures $11,775 $366,268,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%