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Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy

Q: Is Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy a good school?

Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy ranks 623 rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-6

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy is a public charter elementary school in Duluth, Minnesota, serving 172 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Duluth Public Schools Academy district, which is ranked 312 out of 446 districts in the state.

Academically, Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in math and reading below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.21% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to 45.21% statewide and 30.14% for the district. In reading, the school's proficiency rate was 42.86%, compared to 49.59% statewide and 42.83% for the district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students, white students, and special education students.

Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy serves a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 50-60% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is higher than the state and district averages. However, the school does have a smaller student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.2 to 10.6 over the past 3 years, which is lower than the state and district averages. When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Piedmont Elementary, Lowell Elementary, and Bay View Elementary, Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy generally performs worse academically.

208

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,584

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5905 Raleigh St
Duluth, MN 55807-2343

(218) 628-0697

District: Duluth Public Schools Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Two or more races:

14.9%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2023 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 20th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg47%

623^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Duluth Public Schools Academy

312^th of 446Duluth Public Schools Academy among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	623 of 872	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	588 of 881	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	676 of 845	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	659 of 858	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	578 of 869	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	586 of 870	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	442 of 847	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	471 of 853	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.5	527 of 848	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.4	362 of 840	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.0	445 of 826	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.3	396 of 824	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.9	631 of 820	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.7	609 of 814	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	668 of 803	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.7	436 of 781	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.8	653 of 777	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.1	577 of 756	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.3	415 of 685	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.3	530 of 676	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	3.2	645 of 674	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	648 of 799	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	578 of 809	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	656 of 787	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	614 of 799	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	595 of 783	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	575 of 787	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.8	395 of 774	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	555 of 764	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.9	320 of 793	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	538 of 774	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	421 of 663	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	328 of 683	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	424 of 740	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	266 of 728	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	440 of 812	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	524 of 826	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	625 of 799	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	622 of 808	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	454 of 784	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	468 of 798	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	437 of 779	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	556 of 572	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	437 of 500	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	344 of 417	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	290 of 515	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.7	399 of 463	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	595 of 714	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	658 of 730	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	693 of 712	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	697 of 725	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	569 of 710	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	573 of 722	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	493 of 712	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)46th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-7 vs state

Math30%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5905 Raleigh St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-0697	208	17	12.4	51.4%	148 (71.2%)	9 (4.3%)	11 (5.3%)	4 (1.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.9%)	32.3	623^rd of 872 public elementary schools	28.6%		38.9	588^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.3%	35	34.4	44.4	21.7	7.1			30.2	33.3	40.7	73.9	20.0			42.9	$14,584
Laura MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 N Central Ave	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8900	277	33	8.4	69.7%	179 (64.6%)	24 (8.7%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.5%)	18.7	722^nd of 872 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.2	755^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.3%	33	22.0	26.7	22.7				23.7	31.4	34.1	36.4				33.8	$17,576
Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8708 Vinland St	Duluth	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-4949	529	40	13.3	40.6%	458 (86.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	71.8	245^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.9%		66.8	288^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.3%	43	72.6	69.2	49.1				62.9	50.6	48.0	67.3				55.9	$11,957
Piedmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2827 Chambersburg Ave	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8950	410	41	10.1	58.3%	270 (65.9%)	32 (7.8%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.6%)	68.4	289^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.9%		56	427^th of 881 public elementary schools	51.5%	138	54.4	66.7	50.0				57.4	50.0	63.9	58.8				57.7	$15,315
Stowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 101st Ave W	Duluth	55808	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8965	245	25	9.9	69.0%	176 (71.8%)	16 (6.5%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.9%)	19.1	719^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.1	713^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.1%	6	29.4	32.4	18.9				26.9	14.7	32.4	46.0				31.5	$17,769
Myers-Wilkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 N 8th Ave E	Duluth	55805	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8860	329	43	7.7	84.8%	119 (36.2%)	58 (17.6%)	17 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	96 (29.2%)	15.7	747^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.3%		9.7	793^rd of 881 public elementary schools	10.0%	46	39.2	12.5	4.9				20.0	40.4	20.4	20.9				27.8	$18,907
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Rice Lake Rd	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8895	312	27	11.3	44.2%	208 (66.7%)	13 (4.2%)	14 (4.5%)	5 (1.6%)	31 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)	49.5	478^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.2%		47.8	521^st of 881 public elementary schools	40.9%	43	54.6	56.8	31.5				47.1	40.0	45.5	57.4				47.7	$13,604
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	2000 Rice Lake Rd	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8895	329	18	18.4	14.3%	268 (81.5%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	72.6	236^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.9%		73.4	222^nd of 881 public elementary schools	74.8%	14	67.2	63.3	54.4				62.2	52.5	55.1	65.2				57.1
North Star Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3301 Technology Dr	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(218) 728-9556	572	55	10.4	50.5%	385 (67.3%)	44 (7.7%)	25 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (16.8%)	39.5	577^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.8%		33.7	630^th of 881 public elementary schools	28.5%	53	63.2	42.9	19.7	27.3	20.3	20.2	30.1	45.8	35.4	48.1	45.5	39.7	41.4	42.8	$14,617
Hermantown Elementary	Public	K-4	5365 W Arrowhead	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 729-6891	731	45	16.1	17.4%	648 (88.6%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.3%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.0%)	71.6	248^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.6%		75.2	199^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.4%	49	73.9	59.4					65.9	54.5	52.7					53.5	$9,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy

What is the racial makeup of Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy?

Students at Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy are 71% White, 15% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy.

What district is Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy in?

Duluth Public Schools Academy

Is Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy a good school?

Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy ranks 623^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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