Best Public Schools in Duluth, Minnesota

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				MCA-III Math (2019)							MCA-III Reading (2019)							MCA-III Science (2019)			Spending Per Student (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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	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 11th Grade	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 10th Grade	MCA-III Science 5th Grade	MCA-III Science 8th Grade	MCA-III Science End of Course	Total
North Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3301 Technology Dr	Duluth	55811	St. Louis	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 728-9556	1,048	89	11.8	38.3%	802 (76.5%)	52 (5.0%)	41 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (11.5%)	51.2	505^th of 870 public elementary schools	42.0%		58.7	402^nd of 847 public elementary schools	52.5%	103	60.0	69.0	47.6	53.1	45.7	50.4		52.3	51.9	56.2	60.9	55.8	60.2		50.0	37.6		$14,617
Raleigh Primary/El Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5905 Raleigh St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-0697	314	25	12.5	52.9%	249 (79.3%)	7 (2.2%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)	43	586^th of 870 public elementary schools	32.6%		55.4	442^nd of 847 public elementary schools	47.8%	144	55.8	68.8	45.3					43.4	42.9	64.2					48.1			$14,584
North Shore Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5926 Ryan Rd	Duluth	55804	St. Louis	North Shore Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 525-0663	348	23	15.1	29.6%	329 (94.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	69.4	264^th of 870 public elementary schools	69.7%		67.5	284^th of 847 public elementary schools	66.5%	20	72.7	64.2	66.0	66.7				60.0	54.7	68.0	80.6				64.0			$11,532
Harbor City International Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	332 W Michigan Street Ste 300	Duluth	55802	St. Louis	Harbor City International Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 722-7574	215	18	11.8	36.7%	180 (83.7%)	9 (4.2%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	88.6	25^th of 492 public high schools	94.9%		84.1	48^th of 494 public high schools	90.3%	23							47.6							80.8			76.6	$14,722
Congdon Elementary	Public	K-5	3116 E Superior St	Duluth	55812	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8825	611	28	21.7	19.3%	503 (82.3%)	21 (3.4%)	15 (2.5%)	22 (3.6%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.2%)	88.5	38^th of 870 public elementary schools	95.6%		89.6	22^nd of 847 public elementary schools	97.4%	16	74.8	83.2	76.9					69.2	85.1	88.5					88.5			$12,698
Denfeld High School	Public	9-12	401 N 44th Ave W	Duluth	55807	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8830	891	50	17.8	49.2%	662 (74.3%)	71 (8.0%)	29 (3.3%)	7 (0.8%)	41 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (9.1%)	42.5	325^th of 492 public high schools	33.9%		46.2	318^th of 494 public high schools	35.6%	7							29.0							47.9			44.7	$17,519
East High School	Public	9-12	301 N 40th Ave E	Duluth	55804	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8845	1,447	56	25.6	14.5%	1,269 (87.7%)	26 (1.8%)	34 (2.3%)	31 (2.1%)	20 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.5%)	80.8	75^th of 492 public high schools	84.8%		81.6	66^th of 494 public high schools	86.6%	9							46.1							74.7			66.4	$14,057
Homecroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4784 Howard Gnesen Rd	Duluth	55803	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8865	381	20	18.8	23.1%	366 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	74.9	190^th of 870 public elementary schools	78.2%		72.2	225^th of 847 public elementary schools	73.4%	35	86.1	88.5	50.7					75.0	76.7	61.1					61.6			$13,660
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	5207 N Tischer Rd	Duluth	55804	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8870	229	11	21.0	27.9%	219 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	74.2	201^st of 870 public elementary schools	76.9%		78.6	141^st of 847 public elementary schools	83.4%	60	68.2	78.6	51.6					70.5	73.8	74.2					61.3			$13,114
Lester Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Glenwood Ave	Duluth	55804	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8875	574	30	19.0	13.8%	519 (90.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	89.3	32^nd of 870 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.9	18^th of 847 public elementary schools	97.9%	14	73.3	83.9	80.2					72.2	89.7	87.8					87.9			$13,351
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Rice Lake Rd	Duluth	55811	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8895	460	27	17.2	35.2%	320 (69.6%)	24 (5.2%)	24 (5.2%)	6 (1.3%)	29 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	54 (11.7%)	63.3	358^th of 870 public elementary schools	58.9%		72.7	220^th of 847 public elementary schools	74.0%	138	58.9	64.8	70.8					60.7	57.4	75.5					54.2			$13,604
Laura MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 N Central Ave	Duluth	55807	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8900	380	29	13.0	74.2%	240 (63.2%)	27 (7.1%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.6%)	24.5	697^th of 870 public elementary schools	19.9%		35	627^th of 847 public elementary schools	26.0%	70	47.5	54.9	31.7					33.9	43.5	45.0					38.3			$17,576
Myers-Wilkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 N 8th Ave E	Duluth	55805	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8860	377	34	11.0	78.8%	164 (43.5%)	74 (19.6%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (21.8%)	34.9	639^th of 870 public elementary schools	26.6%		31.2	654^th of 847 public elementary schools	22.8%	15	54.6	52.2	33.9					49.1	52.9	54.6					40.0			$18,907
Piedmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2827 Chambersburg Ave	Duluth	55811	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8950	510	34	15.1	61.4%	334 (65.5%)	41 (8.0%)	11 (2.2%)	10 (2.0%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (17.8%)	41.1	604^th of 870 public elementary schools	30.6%		38.9	606^th of 847 public elementary schools	28.5%	2	49.3	49.3	42.5					47.9	40.9	63.2					62.1			$15,315
Stowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 101st Ave W	Duluth	55808	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8965	276	22	12.7	63.4%	210 (76.1%)	10 (3.6%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.0%)	28.1	676^th of 870 public elementary schools	22.3%		31.1	655^th of 847 public elementary schools	22.7%	21	69.4	48.9	22.0					50.0	42.6	43.1					38.0			$17,769
Ordean East Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 E 4th St	Duluth	55812	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8940	987	50	19.8	18.7%	865 (87.6%)	24 (2.4%)	13 (1.3%)	15 (1.5%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.8%)	82.2	61^st of 533 public middle schools	88.6%		82.4	56^th of 518 public middle schools	89.2%	5				62.6	58.9	69.5					72.7	64.7	71.4			60.6		$13,932
Merritt Creek Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	4000 W 9th St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 625-2689	91	12	7.8	87.9%	47 (51.6%)	12 (13.2%)	11 (12.1%)	1 (1.1%)	8 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (13.2%)								(n/a)			0.0			0.0				25.0			9.1		23.1	9.1		$26,567
Chester Creek Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	714 1/2 W College St	Duluth	55811	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 216-8325	56	8	7.1	94.6%	41 (73.2%)	2 (3.6%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (14.3%)								(n/a)																		$28,609
Rockridge Academy	Public, Alternative	4-12	4849 Ivanhoe St	Duluth	55804	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8955	73	12	6.1	95.9%	34 (46.6%)	14 (19.2%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.8%)								(n/a)							9.1							13.3		18.2		$24,830
Arrowhead Academy	Public, Alternative	4-12	1918 Arlington Ave N	Duluth	55811	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 625-6766	16	4	4.5	81.3%	10 (62.5%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$27,156
Bethany Crises Shelter	Public, Alternative	K-12	4849 Ivanhoe St	Duluth	55804	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8955	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$17,307
Superior Academy	Public, Alternative	3-12	4849 Ivanhoe St	Duluth	55804	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8955	11			63.6%	9 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)								(n/a)																		$30,618
Lakeside Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	502 E 2nd St	Duluth	55802	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 625-2689	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Duluth Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	215 N 1st Ave E	Duluth	55802	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8756	605	10	61.7	67.3%	366 (60.5%)	85 (14.0%)	29 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.4%)	6	461^st of 492 public high schools	6.3%		3.8	482^nd of 494 public high schools	2.4%	21							4.4							20.0			0.0	$16,134
Special Education N.P.	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	215 N 1st Ave E	Duluth	55802	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8740	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$7,214
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK	215 N 1st Ave E	Duluth	55802	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8744	174			47.1%	147 (84.5%)	6 (3.4%)	6 (3.4%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.7%)								(n/a)																		$7,589
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 W 3rd St	Duluth	55806	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8880	504	42	11.9	65.3%	318 (63.1%)	51 (10.1%)	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	41 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.5%)	24.6	424^th of 533 public middle schools	20.5%		30.5	387^th of 518 public middle schools	25.3%	37				34.8	30.3	35.9					51.9	38.7	38.3			22.0		$18,109
The Bridge	Public, Magnet	12	215 N 1st Ave E	Duluth	55802	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(218) 336-8740	17			47.1%	14 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$7,734
Academic Excellence Online	Public, Virtual	9-12	215 N First Avenue East	Duluth	55802	St. Louis	Duluth Public School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(218) 336-8766	36	9	4.1	38.9%	31 (86.1%)	1 (2.8%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)								(n/a)																		$13,587
Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8708 Vinland	Duluth	55810	St. Louis	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-4949	587	36	16.1	35.3%	536 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	63.5	354^th of 870 public elementary schools	59.3%		57	422^nd of 847 public elementary schools	50.2%	68	78.8	78.2	56.0					51.3	56.6	65.0					56.6			$11,957
Pike Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	5682 Martin Rd	Duluth	55810	St. Louis	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 729-8214	228	15	14.9	19.3%	212 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	81.4	123^rd of 870 public elementary schools	85.9%		81.7	101^st of 847 public elementary schools	88.1%	22	83.7	71.4	77.3					72.1	69.7	70.5					72.7			$12,445

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Two Harbors	9.44 mi	3	101^st
Saginaw	25.8 mi	1
Hermantown	25.99 mi	5	31^st
Proctor	29.99 mi	5
Silver Bay	30.2 mi	2	273^rd

Best Public Schools in Duluth, MN

Lester Park Elementary

Harbor City International Charter

Congdon Elementary

Ordean East Middle School

Pike Lake Elementary

East High School

Homecroft Elementary

Lakewood Elementary

North Shore Community School

Bay View Elementary

Lowell Elementary

North Star Academy

Raleigh Primary/El Academy

Denfeld High School

Piedmont Elementary

Myers-Wilkins Elementary

Stowe Elementary

Lincoln Park Middle School

Laura MacArthur Elementary

Duluth Area Learning Center

Academic Excellence Online

Arrowhead Academy

Bethany Crises Shelter

Chester Creek Academy

Early Childhood Special Education

Lakeside Academy

Merritt Creek Academy

Rockridge Academy

Special Education N.P.

Superior Academy

The Bridge

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