North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School in Marquette, Michigan (MI)

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3030 WRIGHT STREET
Marquette, MI 49855

County: Marquette
Grade span: 6 - 8

Phone: (906) 226-0156 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Enrollment in North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 25

Female Enrollment : 10
Male Enrollment : 15

6th Grade Enrollment : 5
7th Grade Enrollment : 7
8th Grade Enrollment : 13

6th Grade Female Enrollment : 2
7th Grade Female Enrollment : 5
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 3

6th Grade Male Enrollment : 3
7th Grade Male Enrollment : 2
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 10

White Enrollment (%): 84.0%

Here:	84.0%
State average from 3483 schools:	70.4%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 3483 schools:	4.9%

Asian Enrollment (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 3483 schools:	2.1%

American Indian Enrollment (%): 8.0%

North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School:	8.0%
State average from 3483 schools:	1.2%

Genders in North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School

Grades in North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School

Races in North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School

2006 Student Enrollment: 21

Female Enrollment : 8
Male Enrollment : 13

7th Grade Enrollment : 6
8th Grade Enrollment : 15

7th Grade Female Enrollment : 1
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 7

7th Grade Male Enrollment : 5
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 8

White Enrollment (%): 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 3572 schools:	70.3%

Genders in North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School

Grades in North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School

2005 Student Enrollment: 32

Female Enrollment : 13
Male Enrollment : 19

7th Grade Enrollment : 17
8th Grade Enrollment : 15

7th Grade Female Enrollment : 10
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 3

7th Grade Male Enrollment : 7
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 12

White Enrollment (%): 84.4%

Here:	84.4%
State average from 3644 schools:	70.9%

American Indian Enrollment (%): 15.6%

Here:	15.6%
State average from 3644 schools:	1.2%

Genders in North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School

Grades in North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School

Races in North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Statistics:

Met Overall AYP : Yes

School Safety Practices:

Warning codes used to alert faculty of a critical incident : No
Tactical evacuation route for students or entry routes for emergency support teams : Yes
Off-site staging area for assembly and communication at the onset of critical incident : No
Emergency communication tree or plan : Yes
Facility blueprints and site plan on file with emergency support team : No
Control access to site during school hours (doors locked or monitored) : Yes
Control access to grounds during school hours (gates locked or monitored) : Yes
Students required to pass through metal detectors each day : No
Visitors required to pass through metal detectors : No
Campus closed for most students during lunch : Yes
Integrated home-land security in school practices into school safety plans : No
Random sweeps for weapons : No
Require clear book bags or ban book bags : No
Require students to wear badges or picture IDs : No
Require staff to wear badges or picture IDs : Yes
Provide staff training in risk assessment : No
Security cameras used to monitor the school : No
Telephones provided in most classrooms : Yes
Emergency button provided in lavatories : No
In compliance with the state law that requires that a student who brings a firearm to school be expelled for one year : Yes
In compliance with Elem. and Sec. Edu. Act (ESEA), that requires referral to juvenile delinquency system of any student who brings a firearm to school : Yes
School wide training in positive behavioral support and interventions : Yes

School Safety Plans:

Safety plan exists - Shootings : Yes
Safety plan exists - Riots : No
Safety plan exists - Bomb scares or comparable threats (excluding fire) : Yes
Safety plan exists - Disaster planning (tornadoes, floods, chemical spill, etc.) : Yes
Safety plan exists - Hostages : Yes
Safety plan exists - Lock down : Yes

School Prevention Programs:

Implemented a violence prevention curriculum : No
Practiced behavior modification/intervention with students : Yes
Provided group counseling (social work) or therapeutic activity for students : Yes
Provided peer mentoring or coaching program : No
Provided peer mediation (student court) in resolving conduct problems : No
Provided conflict resolution training to staff and students : Yes
Provided programs that promote a sense of social integration among students : Yes
Established a hot line for students to report problems : No
Provided training and assistance in classroom management to teachers : Yes
Revised or reviewed school wide discipline policy : Yes
Made architectural or environmental modifications to reduce crime or violence : No
Used a paid law enforcement or security service : No
Implemented a drug prevention service : No
Conducted community service projects on prevention : No
Implemented teacher/staff training on violence/drug prevention : No
Conducted public/parent awareness activities on violence/drug prevention : No
Offered after-school or before-school programs : Yes
Provided alternative education programs : No
Underwent curriculum acquisition or development : Yes
Provided services for out-of-school youth (school-age) : No
Administered special one-time events (not included in the above mentioned programs) : Yes
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence-prevention services via joint service delivery (including referrals) : Yes
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via teacher/staff training : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via public awareness activities : No
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via fund raising : No
Allowed students to participate in the design, delivery or critiquing of a drug or violence prevention program : No
Balanced and restorative justice conferencing (aka transformative conferencing) : No

Attendance Statistics:

Attendance Rate (2006): 89.0%

Here:	89.0%
State average from 3668 schools:	93.6%

Attendance Rate (2005): 98.0%

North Star Academy - Polaris Junior High School:	98.0%
State average from 3919 schools:	92.3%

2006 Expulsion statistics:

Expulsions - Dangerous Weapons : 1