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Denfeld High School

Q: Is Denfeld High School a good school?

Denfeld High School ranks 306 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Denfeld High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 951 students attended Denfeld High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Denfeld High School?

Students at Denfeld High School are 65% White, 17% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Denfeld High School?

Denfeld High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Laura MacArthur Elementary Elementary : Lowell Elementary Elementary : Myers-Wilkins Elementary Elementary : Piedmont Elementary Elementary : Stowe Elementary Middle : Lincoln Park Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 32% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Denfeld High School is a public high school in Duluth, Minnesota, serving 917 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Duluth Public School District, which is ranked 182 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Denfeld High School's performance, as measured by MCA-III test scores, is generally lower than the Duluth Public School District and the state of Minnesota averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.98% of Denfeld's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 33.69% for the district and 34.96% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 76.9% to 84.2%, and its dropout rate has varied from 4.4% to 14.9%.

Interestingly, Denfeld High School's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups. While the school's Native American students have performed relatively well, with a ranking as high as 4 out of 42 Minnesota high schools in the 2023-2024 school year, its multi-racial and White students have performed relatively poorly, with rankings as low as 62 out of 62 and 313 out of 376 Minnesota high schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's proximity to the high-performing Harbor City International Charter and the Hermantown Senior High may present opportunities for collaboration and learning from their successful practices.

951

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,519

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 N 44th Ave W
Duluth, MN 55807-1494

(218) 336-8830

District: Duluth Public School District

Feeder schools for Denfeld High School:

Elementary:	Laura MacArthur Elementary
	Lowell Elementary
	Myers-Wilkins Elementary
	Piedmont Elementary
	More...
	Stowe Elementary
Middle:	Lincoln Park Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Two or more races:

17.0%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Minnesota average (77% vs 84%)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (15% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

306^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	36.9	306 of 450	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	208 of 480	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	269 of 476	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	247 of 472	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	286 of 428	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	325 of 492	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	318 of 494	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	305 of 489	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	350 of 489	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.6	309 of 504	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.7	360 of 483	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	379 of 534	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.0	350 of 539	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.5	332 of 540	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.9	276 of 460	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.3	294 of 463	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.8	295 of 450	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	319 of 452	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	56.8	284 of 433	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	23.4	82 of 103	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	87 of 106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	250 of 358	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	198 of 403	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	297 of 396	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	260 of 388	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	290 of 339	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	305 of 401	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	289 of 395	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	76 of 145	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	224 of 333	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	147 of 389	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	235 of 393	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	107 of 312	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	194 of 270	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	186 of 370	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	253 of 374	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	296 of 377	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.2	204 of 405	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	222 of 398	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	203 of 403	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	201 of 351	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	291 of 411	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	287 of 398	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	62 of 62	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	52 of 72	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	52 of 64	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	55 of 74	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	42 of 51	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	56 of 66	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	49 of 59	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.3	4 of 42	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	44.6	20 of 36	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	124 of 178	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	70 of 221	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.5	176 of 216	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	124 of 214	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	84 of 173	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	93 of 220	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	125 of 195	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	313 of 376	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.7	211 of 402	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	268 of 398	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	270 of 401	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	276 of 364	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	320 of 412	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	302 of 414	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)54th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2024)48th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school

African American (2019)20th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-9 vs state

Math21%-24 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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Denfeld High School	Public	9-12	401 N 44th Ave W	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8830	951	59	16.0	48.5%	615 (64.7%)	66 (6.9%)	51 (5.4%)	6 (0.6%)	50 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	162 (17.0%)	36.9	306^th of 450 public high schools	32.0%		60.1	208^th of 480 public high schools	56.7%	98	21.0	21.0	40.1	40.1	$17,519
Alternative Learning Center SWS Denfeld	Public	9-12	401 N 44th Ave W	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 336-8830	57	1	38.7	78.9%	28 (49.1%)	6 (10.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (28.1%)								(n/a)
Harbor City International Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	332 W Michigan Street Ste 300	Duluth	55802	St. Louis County	Harbor City International Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 722-7574	194	14	13.6	41.2%	159 (82.0%)	5 (2.6%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.8%)	91.3	18^th of 450 public high schools	96.0%		95.7	9^th of 480 public high schools	98.1%	9	52.8	52.8	69.8	69.8	$14,722
Proctor Senior High	Public	9-12	131 9th Ave	Proctor	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 628-4926	540	34	15.7	33.1%	472 (87.4%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.8%)	77.3	96^th of 450 public high schools	78.7%		74.3	111^th of 480 public high schools	76.9%	15	42.4	42.4	58.5	58.5	$15,109
Rails Academy	Public	9-12	131 9th Ave	Proctor	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 520-3217	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$3,664
The Bridge	Public, Magnet	12	709 Portia Johnson Dr	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(218) 336-8740	25	0	22.5	68.0%	13 (52.0%)	7 (28.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)					$7,734
Duluth Area Learning Center	Public	6-12	11 E Superior St	Duluth	55802	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8756	35	3	13.6	88.6%	20 (57.1%)	1 (2.9%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (20.0%)	8.3	426^th of 450 public high schools	5.3%					(n/a)	4.0	4.0	16.7	16.7	$16,134
Academic Excellence Online	Public, Virtual	6-12	11 E Superior St	Duluth	55802	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(218) 336-8766	54	12	4.4	33.3%	46 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)								(n/a)					$13,587
Alternative Learning Center Independent Study	Public	9-12	11 E Superior St	Duluth	55802	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8756	235	6	39.9	58.7%	155 (66.0%)	11 (4.7%)	18 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.9%)								(n/a)	8.3	8.3
Hermantown Senior High	Public	9-12	4335 Hawk Circle Dr	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 729-8874	655	31	20.8	16.5%	598 (91.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	66.1	161^st of 450 public high schools	64.2%		88.5	31^st of 480 public high schools	93.5%	130	38.5	38.5	51.6	51.6	$11,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Denfeld High School

How many students attend Denfeld High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 951 students attended Denfeld High School.

Is Denfeld High School a good school?

Denfeld High School ranks 306^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Denfeld High School in?

Duluth Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Denfeld High School?

Students at Denfeld High School are 65% White, 17% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% American Indian.

What schools feed into Denfeld High School?

Denfeld High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Laura MacArthur Elementary
Elementary : Lowell Elementary
Elementary : Myers-Wilkins Elementary
Elementary : Piedmont Elementary
Elementary : Stowe Elementary
Middle : Lincoln Park Middle School

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