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Myers-Wilkins Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Myers-Wilkins Elementary is a public elementary school in Duluth, Minnesota, serving 319 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Duluth Public School District.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Myers-Wilkins Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments that are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20% of students at Myers-Wilkins were proficient in Math compared to 45.11% for the district and 45.21% for the state, and the school's Reading proficiency rate was 27.78% compared to 55.73% for the district and 49.59% for the state.

Nearby schools in the Duluth Public School District, such as Lester Park Elementary, Congdon Elementary, and Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading that are 30-40 percentage points higher than Myers-Wilkins. Even the nearby North Star Academy charter school outperforms Myers-Wilkins, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement at the school.

329

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,907

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1027 N 8th Ave E
Duluth, MN 55805-1426

(218) 336-8860

District: Duluth Public School District

Students who attend Myers-Wilkins Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Park Middle School
High:	Denfeld High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

Two or more races:

29.2%

African American:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

747^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	15.7	747 of 872	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	793 of 881	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	720 of 845	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	744 of 858	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	687 of 869	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	639 of 870	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	654 of 847	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.8	633 of 853	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.9	667 of 848	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	650 of 840	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	684 of 826	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	710 of 824	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	706 of 820	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.2	621 of 814	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.0	693 of 803	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	637 of 781	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	681 of 777	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.7	491 of 756	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.2	364 of 685	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.6	589 of 676	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.7	529 of 674	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	276 of 298	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	269 of 310	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	216 of 283	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	212 of 266	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	615 of 799	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	736 of 809	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	680 of 787	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	696 of 799	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	646 of 783	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	539 of 787	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	589 of 774	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	663 of 764	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	691 of 793	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	626 of 774	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	537 of 663	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	495 of 683	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	461 of 740	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	442 of 728	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	757 of 812	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	747 of 826	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	675 of 799	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	713 of 808	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	632 of 784	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	624 of 798	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	622 of 779	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	10.6	82 of 87	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	65 of 96	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	80 of 98	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.6	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	477 of 562	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	488 of 572	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	438 of 524	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	345 of 500	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	248 of 417	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.4	483 of 515	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	388 of 463	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	652 of 714	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	727 of 730	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	671 of 712	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	690 of 725	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	611 of 710	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	440 of 722	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	555 of 712	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Native American (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading28%-22 vs state

Math20%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 25, 2017

There is a big problem with bullying, and racisim. Also the Principal never answers or returns calls. Bus aids dont pay attention to the kids when getting the children on the bus to go home. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 5, 2017

Great place for the kiddos that are unusual in some way...b/c there's no standard mold here. Small class sizes relative to other public elementary schools. Children who need acceleration are not left to languish but get a lot of opportunity, and the Gifted and Talented Experience is currently being redesigned. After two years at MW, my child continues to score extremely high on standardized tests. Close Quote

Schools Near Myers-Wilkins 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Myers-Wilkins Elementary

How many students attend Myers-Wilkins Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Myers-Wilkins Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Myers-Wilkins Elementary attend?

Students who attend Myers-Wilkins Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Park Middle School
High : Denfeld High School

Is Myers-Wilkins Elementary a good school?

Myers-Wilkins Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Myers-Wilkins Elementary?

Students at Myers-Wilkins Elementary are 36% White, 29% Two or more races, 18% African American, 11% American Indian, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Myers-Wilkins Elementary in?

Duluth Public School District

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