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Stowe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

738^th

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of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Stowe Elementary is a small PK–5 school in Duluth, Minnesota, serving 245 students as part of the Duluth Public School District, which ranks at the 63rd percentile of Minnesota districts (170th of 458). Stowe itself ranks 738th of 869 elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 15th percentile, with 1 star. Its position has slipped steadily: after its best recent mark of 36th percentile in 2020–2021, it moved to 28th, 26th, 19th, 18th, and now 15th, never reaching the state median in the years shown.

In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency was 24.8% in math, 29.4% in reading, and 13.2% in science, compared with district and state figures that are much higher in every subject (44.9% district and state in math; 54.7% district and 48.6% state in reading; 33.6% district and 25.5% state in science). Stowe's ranking is lower than every nearby school compared, including other district schools such as Myers-Wilkins Elementary (26th percentile), Laura MacArthur Elementary (24th), and Piedmont Elementary (63rd). Notably, Myers-Wilkins serves a higher share of low-income students (84.8% free/reduced lunch versus Stowe's 68.98%) and still posts better results in all three subjects, while Laura MacArthur has an almost identical 69.68% rate and outperforms Stowe in math and reading — suggesting factors beyond poverty are at work.

Grade-level results show particular weakness in the upper grades: 4th-grade math and reading both at 20.0%, 5th-grade math at 17.1%, and 5th-grade science at 13.2%. Subgroup effectiveness ratings — which compare how well a school serves specific groups of students against other Minnesota schools — are low for male and female students (15th and 16th percentile) and low-income students (15th), and just 3rd percentile for special education students, down from 25th two years earlier. Math proficiency has also declined over several years, from 39.13% to 24.8%. Stowe does have advantages to build on: small enrollment and a low 9.9 student-teacher ratio.

245

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,769

Per pupil spending ?

69.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

97.2%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.8% (MMR)

715 101st Ave W
Duluth, MN 55808-1914

(218) 336-8965

District: Duluth Public School District

Students who attend Stowe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Park Middle School
High:	Denfeld High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Two or more races:

13.9%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

738^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	738 of 869	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	719 of 872	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	713 of 881	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	629 of 845	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	616 of 858	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	559 of 869	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	676 of 870	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	655 of 847	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	681 of 853	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.9	590 of 848	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	638 of 840	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.9	651 of 826	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	696 of 824	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.4	655 of 820	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	644 of 814	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	68.7	255 of 803	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.3	399 of 781	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.1	282 of 777	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.0	221 of 756	70.8%	★★★★☆
2005	76.6	106 of 685	84.5%	★★★★☆
2004	61.3	282 of 676	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	49.1	427 of 674	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	662 of 790	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	685 of 799	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	657 of 809	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	549 of 787	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	580 of 799	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	544 of 783	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	593 of 787	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	603 of 774	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	650 of 764	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	570 of 764	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	613 of 793	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	543 of 774	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	342 of 663	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.7	218 of 683	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	494 of 740	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	500 of 728	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	689 of 807	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	635 of 812	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	646 of 826	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	647 of 799	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	570 of 808	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	480 of 784	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	653 of 798	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	620 of 779	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	561 of 579	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	473 of 562	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	431 of 572	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	349 of 524	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	441 of 515	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	401 of 463	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	703 of 710	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	702 of 714	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	716 of 730	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	667 of 712	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	615 of 725	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	532 of 710	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	691 of 722	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	670 of 712	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading29%-19 vs state

Math25%-20 vs state

Science13%-12 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)					Vaccination (2025-26)		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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th 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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	16.8	738^th of 869 public elementary schools	15.1%		19.1	719^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.5%	19	31.8	20.0	35.0		29.4	13.2	13.2	35.6	20.0	17.1		24.8	97.2%	2.8%	$17,769
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%)	27.8	659^th of 869 public elementary schools	24.2%		32.3	623^rd of 872 public elementary schools	28.6%	36	23.5	34.6	50.0	58.3	38.0	20.8	20.8	28.6	34.6	30.8	0.0	27.0	83.3%	0%	$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%)	62.1	321^st of 869 public elementary schools	63.1%		71.8	245^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.9%	76	50.6	42.9	59.1		51.4	28.4	28.4	70.1	60.4	39.8		55.6	90.8%	0%	$11,957
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	89.7%	7.7%	$17,576
Winterquist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3361	684	42	16.1	16.4%	639 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	86.1	84^th of 869 public elementary schools	90.3%		87	71^st of 872 public elementary schools	91.9%	13	65.6	64.3	78.9	70.2	69.8	27.1	27.1	79.1	73.7	63.5	67.0	70.8	93.8%	5%	$8,964
Wrenshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4274	187	14	13.6	37.4%	160 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	52.3	429^th of 869 public elementary schools	50.6%		45.8	513^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.2%	84	37.9	45.0	45.8	70.0	48.4	16.7	16.7	62.1	60.0	20.8	60.0	50.5	≥ 95%		$10,989
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	97.5%	0%	$15,315
South Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	530 Stine Dr	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4225	163	14	11.3	43.6%	137 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	29.7	647^th of 869 public elementary schools	25.5%		30.5	642^nd of 872 public elementary schools	26.4%	5	69.2	22.2	43.3	36.4	39.1	17.2	17.2	84.6	29.6	6.7	22.7	28.3	87.5%	12.5%	$13,558
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	89.5%	4.8%	$9,348
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	801 12th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3369	495	38	13.0	46.7%	325 (65.7%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (16.6%)	61.7	328^th of 869 public elementary schools	62.3%		71.4	250^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.3%	78	61.0	44.3			52.4			65.3	50.5			57.8	94%	4.8%	$12,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Stowe Elementary

What district is Stowe Elementary in?

Duluth Public School District

How many students attend Stowe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Stowe Elementary.

Is Stowe Elementary a good school?

Stowe Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Stowe Elementary?

Students at Stowe Elementary are 72% White, 14% Two or more races, 7% African American, 4% American Indian, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Stowe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stowe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Park Middle School
High : Denfeld High School

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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