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Schools in Acosta

Acosta’s public schools

North Star School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Acosta. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▼ 19% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
984 students on the public path
In brief

Acosta’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Acosta’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. North Star HS places highest (better than 92%); North Star East MS lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Acosta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4North Star Central El Schin BoswellA−
5–8North Star East MSin StoystownC+
9–12North Star HSin BoswellA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Star School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Star School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 984 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,578PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 55.1% · 496 students tested
Math42%
State average 36.1% · 463 students tested

Acosta vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Acosta’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Acosta—North Star
JennerBNorth Star
LincolnB+Somerset Area

Every school in Acosta

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Acostain other towns
North Star Central El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Boswell
A−
385 students10:1Rate it →
North Star East MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Stoystown
C+
272 students9:1Rate it →
North Star HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Boswell
A
327 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Acosta’s schools

Are Acosta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Acosta. North Star School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Acosta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Acosta in?

North Star School District.

Where do Acosta kids go to high school?

North Star HS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.