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Lakewood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lakewood Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Duluth, Minnesota, serving 246 students in grades K-5. As part of the Duluth Public School District, Lakewood consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in the state, with strong academic performance across all grades and subjects.

Lakewood Elementary's test scores on the MCA-III assessments significantly outpace the district and state averages, with 68.15% proficiency in Math and 73.33% proficiency in Reading in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 45.11% and 55.73% for the district, and 45.21% and 49.59% for the state, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as male students and low socioeconomic status students, where Lakewood ranks in the top 30-45 out of over 700 Minnesota elementary schools.

While nearby schools like Piedmont Elementary, Myers-Wilkins Elementary, and Lowell Elementary also serve the Duluth area, Lakewood Elementary consistently outperforms them on standardized assessments. Two other nearby schools, Congdon Elementary and Homecroft Elementary, have also demonstrated strong academic performance, with rankings and test scores comparable to or even exceeding Lakewood Elementary in some areas.

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 — 56th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (71% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

78^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary 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	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
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
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
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
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 (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading73%+24 vs state

Math68%+23 vs state

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Schools Near Lakewood Elementary

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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
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%)	86.7	78^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.1%		88.3	59^th of 881 public elementary schools	93.3%	19	78.0	65.2	59.0				68.2	74.0	63.0	84.6				73.3	$13,114
Lester Park Elementary	Public	K-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%)	82.2	121^st of 872 public elementary schools	86.1%		83.7	104^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.2%	17	72.0	74.4	54.4				66.7	57.3	61.5	75.0				65.0	$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%)	83.7	105^th of 872 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.1	39^th of 881 public elementary schools	95.6%	66	71.2	68.5	66.2				68.6	60.3	57.5	81.8				66.8	$13,660
Congdon Elementary	Public	K-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%)	84.8	95^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.1%		89.6	46^th of 881 public elementary schools	94.8%	49	75.0	66.7	53.9				64.2	64.7	64.6	89.0				73.9	$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%)	75.5	201^st of 872 public elementary schools	76.9%		73.1	225^th of 881 public elementary schools	74.5%	24	65.5	56.9	46.9	60.0			57.4	64.8	49.0	76.0	68.4			64.3	$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%)	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood Elementary

Is Lakewood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Lakewood Elementary ranks in the top 8.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Elementary?

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

What district is Lakewood Elementary in?

Duluth Public School District

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

How many students attend Lakewood Elementary?

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

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