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Lowell Elementary

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Lowell Elementary ranks 412 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lowell Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 312 students on Rice Lake Road in Duluth, Minnesota, part of the Duluth Public School District, where it ranked 412th out of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 53rd percentile, or 3 stars, for 2025-2026.

Lowell is a mid-pack school on a clear upward path. After falling to the 32nd percentile in 2021-2022, it has improved every year since (44, 41, 45, then 53), its best showing since 2018-2019, though still below its 2017-2018 peak of 74th percentile. Math is the relative strength: 52% of students were proficient, about 7 points above the district and state. Reading (47.4%) trails the district's 54.7%, and science has slid from 50% in 2022-2023 to 25.6%, roughly 8 points below the district. The sharpest concern is third-grade reading, at 29.2% versus 45.9% district and 46.8% state — even as that same grade scored 54.2% in math. By fifth grade, reading reaches 63%, above district and state. The student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 is more favorable than nearby Lester Park (13.3), Congdon (16.6), and Homecroft (17.7).

Lowell's strongest result is for students from low-income families, who rank in the 81st percentile (4 stars) statewide — well above the school's overall standing. Special education results also rebounded, from the 8th percentile (0 stars) to the 31st percentile (2 stars) in one year. Notably, Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion, which shares the same address and similar enrollment of 329, is reported separately and ranks in the 81st percentile, with higher proficiency in every subject (math 63%, reading 61.7%, science 55.6%) and a much lower share of low-income students (14.3%). Overall, Lowell offers solid staffing and an encouraging equity story, with room to grow in early reading and science.

312

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,604

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

2000 Rice Lake Rd
Duluth, MN 55811-4822

(218) 336-8895

District: Duluth Public School District

Students who attend Lowell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Park Middle School
High:	Denfeld High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Two or more races:

13.1%

American Indian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2026) from a 32nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Minnesota median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

412^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	54.2	412 of 869	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	478 of 872	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	521 of 881	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	474 of 845	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	582 of 858	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	573 of 869	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	358 of 870	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	220 of 847	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	54.9	455 of 853	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.3	345 of 848	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	485 of 840	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.0	583 of 826	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.7	555 of 824	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.0	639 of 820	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.1	519 of 814	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.4	546 of 803	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.7	323 of 781	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.1	280 of 777	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.5	348 of 756	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.7	251 of 685	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.1	198 of 676	70.7%	★★★★☆
2003	57.1	338 of 674	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	447 of 790	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	481 of 799	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	493 of 809	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	432 of 787	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	571 of 799	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	562 of 783	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.7	318 of 787	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	259 of 774	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	146 of 764	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	212 of 764	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	205 of 793	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	300 of 774	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	492 of 663	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	458 of 683	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	282 of 740	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	155 of 728	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	382 of 807	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	439 of 812	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	502 of 826	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	482 of 799	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	512 of 808	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	501 of 784	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	377 of 798	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	178 of 779	77.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	398 of 579	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.1	518 of 562	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	476 of 572	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	435 of 710	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	483 of 714	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	529 of 730	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	514 of 712	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	522 of 725	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	457 of 710	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	219 of 722	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	133 of 712	81.3%	★★★★☆

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)81st percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Native American (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math52%+7 vs state

Reading47%~ state avg

Science26%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Laura MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 N Central Ave	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8900	277	33	8.4	69.7%	179 (64.6%)	24 (8.7%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.5%)	27.1	664^th of 869 public elementary schools	23.6%		18.7	722^nd of 872 public elementary schools	17.2%	58	48.8	37.2	38.1				41.3	7.1		7.1	41.5	40.5	7.0				29.4	$17,576
Hermantown Elementary	Public	K-4	5365 W Arrowhead	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 729-6891	731	45	16.1	17.4%	648 (88.6%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.3%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.0%)	85.8	89^th of 869 public elementary schools	89.8%		71.6	248^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.6%	159	66.7	59.7					63.3				83.3	71.0					77.4	$9,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowell Elementary

What district is Lowell Elementary in?

Duluth Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Lowell Elementary?

Students at Lowell Elementary are 67% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% American Indian, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Lowell Elementary a good school?

Lowell Elementary ranks 412^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lowell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Lowell Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lowell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lowell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Park Middle School
High : Denfeld High School

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