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Ordean East Middle School

Q: Is Ordean East Middle School a good school?

Ordean East Middle School ranks 58 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Ordean East Middle School is a public middle school in Duluth, Minnesota, serving 1,069 students in grades 6-8. This school consistently performs well, ranking between 47th and 83rd out of over 500 Minnesota middle schools in the past 10 years and maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ordean East Middle School outperforms both the Duluth Public School District and the state of Minnesota in math and reading proficiency. In 2024-2025, 49.1% of Ordean East students were proficient or better in math, compared to 45.11% for the district and 45.21% for the state. In reading, 64.33% of Ordean East students were proficient or better, compared to 55.73% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th grade reading, where 72.4% of students were proficient or better.

Compared to nearby schools, Ordean East significantly outperforms Lincoln Park Middle School, which is also part of the Duluth Public School District. However, Ordean East's performance is more comparable to the higher-performing Hermantown Middle School, which is located about 8 miles away and is part of a different school district. Ordean East has also seen an increase in its free and reduced lunch rate, from 15.17% in 2021-2022 to 25.82% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

1,037

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,932

Per pupil spending ?

22.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 E 4th St
Duluth, MN 55812-8888

(218) 336-8940

District: Duluth Public School District

Students who attend Ordean East Middle School usually attend:

High:

East High School

Feeder schools for Ordean East Middle School:

Elementary:	Congdon Elementary
	Homecroft Elementary
	Lakewood Elementary
	Lester Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

58^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Duluth Public School District

182^nd of 446Duluth Public School District 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	83.2	58 of 519	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	52 of 545	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	47 of 529	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	53 of 520	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	83 of 521	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	61 of 533	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	56 of 518	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	58 of 523	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	68 of 508	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	73.9	107 of 516	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	66.9	148 of 490	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	171 of 488	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.7	259 of 469	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.7	153 of 478	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	158 of 454	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.6	245 of 409	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.3	266 of 403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.5	272 of 406	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.6	171 of 396	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.7	199 of 387	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	41.9	79 of 148	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	71 of 450	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	48 of 474	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	43 of 455	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	62 of 467	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	80 of 443	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	54 of 439	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	49 of 436	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	83.1	18 of 186	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	27 of 188	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	83 of 171	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	92 of 432	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	62 of 473	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	36 of 459	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	72.4	64 of 404	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	69 of 399	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	78 of 415	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	83 of 401	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	54 of 452	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	55 of 479	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	55 of 464	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	55 of 476	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	77 of 437	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	74 of 454	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	56 of 438	87.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	37 of 113	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	43 of 116	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	31 of 107	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	37 of 131	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	17 of 97	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	39 of 120	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	20 of 114	82.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	9 of 50	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	3 of 55	94.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	55 of 265	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	76 of 307	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	81 of 298	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	139 of 288	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	72 of 260	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	146 of 282	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	153 of 253	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	94 of 415	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	72 of 440	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	68 of 436	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	72 of 438	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	121 of 422	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	80 of 428	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	82 of 428	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2019)47th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading64%+15 vs state

Math49%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Ordean East Middle School

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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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Ordean East Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 E 4th St	Duluth	55812	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8940	1,037	57	18.3	22.4%	900 (86.8%)	12 (1.2%)	36 (3.5%)	13 (1.3%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.2%)	83.2	58^th of 519 public middle schools	88.8%		84.6	52^nd of 545 public middle schools	90.5%	6		48.8	54.2	43.9	49.1		72.4	61.2	59.8	64.3	$13,932
Alternative Learning Center SWS Ordean East	Public	6-8	2900 E 4th St	Duluth	55812	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 336-8756	47	2	23.7	61.7%	35 (74.5%)	2 (4.3%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.9%)								(n/a)
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 W 3rd St	Duluth	55806	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8880	606	50	12.1	54.5%	384 (63.4%)	48 (7.9%)	27 (4.5%)	7 (1.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (17.5%)	35.7	355^th of 519 public middle schools	31.6%		30.7	395^th of 545 public middle schools	27.5%	40		20.8	24.6	24.7	23.2		46.3	39.6	37.3	41.5	$18,109
Alternative Learning Center SWS Lincoln Park	Public	6-8	3215 W 3rd St	Duluth	55806	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 336-8756	65	1	73.8	69.2%	37 (56.9%)	8 (12.3%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	7 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (15.4%)								(n/a)
Hermantown Middle	Public	5-8	4335 Hawk Circle Drive	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 729-6690	677	41	16.3	14.8%	615 (90.8%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	83.9	52^nd of 519 public middle schools	90.0%		82.1	65^th of 545 public middle schools	88.1%	13	78.8	58.4	57.4	49.1	60.8	73.5	69.8	59.1	50.9	63.3	$9,632
A.I. Jedlicka Middle School	Public	6-8	131 9th Ave	Proctor	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 628-4926	450	27	16.6	35.3%	398 (88.4%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	59.7	191^st of 519 public middle schools	63.2%		63.8	170^th of 545 public middle schools	68.8%	21		39.9	37.2	32.6	36.6		61.8	46.3	43.5	50.5	$10,423
Cloquet Middle	Public	5-8	2001 Washington Ave	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-3328	752	44	16.9	42.8%	513 (68.2%)	7 (0.9%)	24 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	92 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (14.8%)	64.1	161^st of 519 public middle schools	69.0%		52.3	253^rd of 545 public middle schools	53.6%	92	52.2	40.9	40.4	47.0	45.2	65.9	54.7	39.9	51.6	53.2	$11,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Ordean East Middle School

Is Ordean East Middle School a good school?

Ordean East Middle School ranks 58^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ordean East Middle School in?

Duluth Public School District

What high school do graduates of Ordean East Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ordean East Middle School usually go on to attend East High School

What is the racial makeup of Ordean East Middle School?

Students at Ordean East Middle School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Ordean East Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,037 students attended Ordean East Middle School.

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