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Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion

Q: Is Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion a good school?

Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion ranks 236 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion is a public elementary school located in Duluth, Minnesota, serving 340 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Duluth Public School District, which is ranked 182 out of 446 districts in the state.

Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion consistently ranks among the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools, with strong academic performance, particularly in math and reading. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62.18% of Lowell students were proficient or better in math, compared to 45.11% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school's reading proficiency rates were also above the district and state averages, with 57.05% of students proficient or better. Lowell's performance is especially strong in the upper grades, with 5th-grade students consistently outperforming their peers in the district and state on both math and reading assessments.

While Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion outperforms some of the other elementary schools in the Duluth Public School District, such as Laura MacArthur Elementary and Myers-Wilkins Elementary, it still lags behind the top-performing schools in the area, such as Lester Park Elementary, Congdon Elementary, and Homecroft Elementary, all of which rank in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools.

329

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

14.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Rice Lake Rd
Duluth, MN 55811-8888

(218) 336-8895

District: Duluth Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.5%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2021 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg50%

Minnesota avg47%

236^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 17 pts since 2021

From top 10% (2021) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	72.6	236 of 872	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	222 of 881	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	120 of 845	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	214 of 858	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	89 of 869	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	344 of 799	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	318 of 809	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	149 of 787	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	400 of 799	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.0	67 of 783	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	366 of 793	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	116 of 812	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	121 of 826	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	117 of 799	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	100 of 808	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	121 of 784	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	315 of 714	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	262 of 730	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	170 of 712	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.7	388 of 725	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.3	172 of 710	75.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)86th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)54th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+17 vs state

Reading57%+7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion

What district is Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion in?

Duluth Public School District

How many students attend Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion.

Is Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion a good school?

Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion ranks 236^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion?

Students at Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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