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Lakewood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lakewood Elementary is a K–5 school in Duluth, Minnesota, part of the Duluth Public School District, serving 254 students — the smallest school in its nearby comparison group — and it stands out as one of the strongest elementary schools in the area.

In 2025–2026, Lakewood ranked 59th of 869 elementary schools statewide, placing in the 93rd percentile with 5 stars. That's a top-decile finish for the third year in a row, and it is far above its own district, which ranks 170th of 458 in Minnesota at the 63rd percentile with 3 stars. Current proficiency is strong across subjects: math 69.9%, reading 72.2%, and science 41.3%, compared with district averages of 44.9%, 54.7%, and 33.6% and state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Reading is the standout — the highest among nearby schools, ahead of Lester Park Elementary (67.0%), Homecroft Elementary (64.1%), Congdon Elementary (64.0%), and Hermantown Elementary (63.3%). Math is very strong but slightly behind Hermantown (77.4%), Homecroft (70.9%), and Lester Park (70.1%).

Two areas are worth watching. Science has declined from 70.27% in 2023–2024 to 51.28% in 2024–2025 to 41.3% in 2025–2026 and now trails several neighbors, including Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion. Also, 5th grade math (50%) is well below 3rd grade (81%) and 4th grade (80%). On the plus side, results for lower-income students are exceptional — 18th of 764 statewide, 98th percentile with 5 stars — even though 34.65% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch, a higher rate than Lester Park, Homecroft, Congdon, Hermantown, and Lowell Spanish Immersion. Male students rank 27th of 807 (97th percentile, 5 stars), and female students rank 150th of 790 (81st percentile).

254

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,114

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5207 N Tischer Rd
Duluth, MN 55804-3010

(218) 336-8870

District: Duluth Public School District

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ordean East Middle School
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.1%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (67% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

59^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Duluth Public School District

170^th of 458Duluth 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
2026	87.9	59 of 869	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.7	78 of 872	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	59 of 881	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	137 of 845	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	200 of 858	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	228 of 869	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	201 of 870	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	141 of 847	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	223 of 853	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	66.5	301 of 848	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.8	371 of 840	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.3	259 of 826	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.2	222 of 824	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.3	239 of 820	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	173 of 814	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	172 of 803	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	87.6	21 of 781	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	17 of 777	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	85.4	33 of 756	95.6%	★★★★★
2005	83.7	37 of 685	94.6%	★★★★★
2004	84.9	43 of 676	93.6%	★★★★★
2003	88.3	15 of 674	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	150 of 790	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	121 of 799	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	90 of 809	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	119 of 787	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	201 of 799	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	121 of 783	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	258 of 787	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.2	104 of 774	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	18 of 764	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	30 of 764	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	189 of 774	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	31 of 728	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	27 of 807	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	43 of 812	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	45 of 826	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	168 of 799	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	208 of 808	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	308 of 784	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	159 of 798	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	225 of 779	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	141 of 710	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	145 of 714	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	125 of 730	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	245 of 712	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	319 of 725	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	305 of 710	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	317 of 722	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	256 of 712	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading72%+24 vs state

Math70%+25 vs state

Science41%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	5207 N Tischer Rd	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8870	254	16	15.9	34.6%	244 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	87.9	59^th of 869 public elementary schools	93.2%		86.7	78^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.1%	19	61.9	77.8	76.1				72.2	41.3		41.3	81.0	80.0	50.0				69.9	$13,114
Lester Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Glenwood St	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8875	510	38	13.3	21.2%	453 (88.8%)	8 (1.6%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	87	70^th of 869 public elementary schools	91.9%		82.2	121^st of 872 public elementary schools	86.1%	51	55.2	68.8	78.4				67.0	50.0		50.0	72.9	76.3	61.4				70.1	$13,351
Homecroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4784 Howard Gnesen Rd	Duluth	55803	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8865	448	25	17.7	26.3%	417 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	85.6	90^th of 869 public elementary schools	89.6%		83.7	105^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.0%	15	60.6	61.7	70.4				64.1	45.1		45.1	81.7	67.9	63.4				70.9	$13,660
Congdon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3116 E Superior St	Duluth	55812	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8825	474	28	16.6	20.7%	402 (84.8%)	7 (1.5%)	20 (4.2%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (7.0%)	82.2	124^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.7%		84.8	95^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.1%	29	49.4	67.1	74.4				64.0	46.7		46.7	70.7	79.2	48.9				65.5	$12,698
North Shore Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5926 Ryan Rd	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	North Shore Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 525-0663	355	26	13.9	29.9%	349 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	67	284^th of 869 public elementary schools	67.3%		75.5	201^st of 872 public elementary schools	76.9%	83	51.7	54.7	64.0	78.6			61.1	12.0		12.0	63.8	64.2	39.2	58.1			56.6	$11,532
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%)	34	613^th of 869 public elementary schools	29.5%		39.5	577^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.8%	36	45.1	40.0	44.2	37.3	32.8	41.8	39.9	16.7	14.5	15.5	54.9	45.6	13.0	22.4	26.7	20.6	29.8	$14,617
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%)	29.7	646^th of 869 public elementary schools	25.7%		15.7	747^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.3%	101	37.1	49.4	36.9				41.6	16.9		16.9	38.6	35.9	13.8				30.0	$18,907
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	54.2	412^th of 869 public elementary schools	52.6%		49.5	478^th of 872 public elementary schools	45.2%	66	29.2	50.0	63.0				47.4	25.6		25.6	54.2	52.5	48.9				52.0	$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%)	77.9	168^th of 869 public elementary schools	80.7%		72.6	236^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.9%	68	42.9	65.4	77.8				61.7	55.6		55.6	53.6	73.1	63.0				63.0
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%)	62	323^rd of 869 public elementary schools	62.8%		68.4	289^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.9%	34	31.1	61.3	68.9				53.8	43.9		43.9	18.0	66.1	51.7				45.4	$15,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Elementary?

Students at Lakewood Elementary are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Lakewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ordean East Middle School
High : East High School

What district is Lakewood Elementary in?

Duluth Public School District

Is Lakewood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Lakewood Elementary ranks in the top 6.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Lakewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Lakewood Elementary.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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