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Laura MacArthur Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

722^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Laura MacArthur Elementary is a public elementary school in Duluth, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 308 students. The school is part of the Duluth Public School District, which is ranked 182 out of 446 districts in the state.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools like Stowe Elementary and Piedmont Elementary, Laura MacArthur Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages, particularly in Math and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.74% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 45.11% for the district and 45.21% for the state.

The data suggests that Laura MacArthur Elementary faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes and addressing equity concerns. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be a contributing factor to its low performance. The school and Duluth Public School District may need to take a comprehensive approach to addressing the root causes of the school's struggles, including examining resource allocation, instructional practices, and support for specific student populations.

277

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,576

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 N Central Ave
Duluth, MN 55807-1398

(218) 336-8900

District: Duluth Public School District

Students who attend Laura MacArthur Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Park Middle School
High:	Denfeld High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Two or more races:

15.5%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2022 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

722^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	18.7	722 of 872	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	755 of 881	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	712 of 845	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	783 of 858	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	741 of 869	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	697 of 870	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	627 of 847	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	691 of 853	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	672 of 848	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.8	599 of 840	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.2	604 of 826	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.7	683 of 824	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	752 of 820	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.6	740 of 814	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	697 of 803	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	649 of 781	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	664 of 777	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.1	486 of 756	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.1	432 of 685	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.1	387 of 676	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.2	384 of 674	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	691 of 799	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	714 of 809	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	647 of 787	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	733 of 799	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	657 of 783	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	658 of 787	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	587 of 774	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	596 of 764	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	599 of 793	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	632 of 774	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	628 of 663	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	556 of 683	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	555 of 740	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	425 of 728	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	646 of 812	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	675 of 826	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	694 of 799	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	741 of 808	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	678 of 784	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	627 of 798	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	580 of 779	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	3.9	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	90 of 96	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	55.1	17 of 42	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	490 of 562	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	531 of 572	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	500 of 524	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	436 of 500	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	379 of 417	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	344 of 515	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	365 of 463	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	706 of 714	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	724 of 730	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	691 of 712	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	721 of 725	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	696 of 710	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	686 of 722	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	553 of 712	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)60th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)1st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-16 vs state

Math24%-21 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 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
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%)	18.7	722^nd of 872 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.2	755^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.3%	33	22.0	26.7	22.7				23.7	31.4	34.1	36.4				33.8	$17,576
Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5905 Raleigh St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-0697	208	17	12.4	51.4%	148 (71.2%)	9 (4.3%)	11 (5.3%)	4 (1.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.9%)	32.3	623^rd of 872 public elementary schools	28.6%		38.9	588^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.3%	35	34.4	44.4	21.7	7.1			30.2	33.3	40.7	73.9	20.0			42.9	$14,584
Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8708 Vinland St	Duluth	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-4949	529	40	13.3	40.6%	458 (86.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	71.8	245^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.9%		66.8	288^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.3%	43	72.6	69.2	49.1				62.9	50.6	48.0	67.3				55.9	$11,957
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
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
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
Stowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 101st Ave W	Duluth	55808	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8965	245	25	9.9	69.0%	176 (71.8%)	16 (6.5%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.9%)	19.1	719^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.1	713^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.1%	6	29.4	32.4	18.9				26.9	14.7	32.4	46.0				31.5	$17,769
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%)	71.6	248^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.6%		75.2	199^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.4%	49	73.9	59.4					65.9	54.5	52.7					53.5	$9,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Laura MacArthur Elementary

Is Laura MacArthur Elementary a good school?

Laura MacArthur Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Laura MacArthur Elementary in?

Duluth Public School District

What schools do graduates of Laura MacArthur Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laura MacArthur Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Park Middle School
High : Denfeld High School

How many students attend Laura MacArthur Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Laura MacArthur Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Laura MacArthur Elementary?

Students at Laura MacArthur Elementary are 65% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% African American, 8% American Indian, 3% Hispanic.

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