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Pike Lake Elementary

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Pike Lake Elementary ranks 161 st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pike Lake Elementary in Duluth, MN, serves 293 students in PK–5 and is part of the Proctor Public School District. It is a high-performing school, ranked 161st of 869 Minnesota schools in 2025–2026 (81st percentile, 4 stars), while its district ranks 121st of 458. Pike Lake earned 5 stars from 2022–2023 through 2024–2025 and peaked at 96th percentile in 2022–2023; the 2025–2026 result is a step down but still above district and most nearby schools.

In 2025–2026, Pike Lake Elementary outperformed district and state in math (66.2 vs. 45.7 district, 44.9 state), reading (62.0 vs. 52.2, 48.6), and science (31.0 vs. 25.6, 25.5). Math is the largest advantage. Grade-level math is strong in 3rd (73.2) and 4th (70.7) but lower in 5th (53.5). Reading is balanced (3rd 53.7, 4th 65.5, 5th 65.1). Science, tested only in 5th grade, is above benchmarks but narrower. Against nearby schools, only Homecroft Elementary and Hermantown Elementary rank higher (90th percentile); Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion ties at 81st. Pike Lake clearly outperforms Bay View Elementary (63rd percentile) by about 18 percentile points and roughly 10.6 points in math and reading. Science trails Homecroft (45.1), Lowell Spanish Immersion (55.6), and Piedmont Elementary (43.9), but is above district and state and a rebound from 20.51 in 2024–2025.

Pike Lake’s free/reduced lunch rate is 23.21%, lower than many nearby Duluth schools such as Myers-Wilkins Elementary (84.8%) and Laura MacArthur Elementary (69.68%). Its student-teacher ratio of 16.9 is higher than many peers (e.g., Laura MacArthur 8.4, Myers-Wilkins 7.7) but similar to Homecroft (17.7) and Hermantown (16.1). Historically, the school has been exceptionally effective with low-SES students, ranking in the 96th percentile in 2023–2024 and 95th in 2022–2023. Watch items include the recent decline from its peak, a 2025–2026 all-grade math drop from 79.72 to 66.2, and volatile science results. Overall, it remains a strong local choice.

293

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,445

Per pupil spending ?

23.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

5682 Martin Rd
Duluth, MN 55811-9725

(218) 729-8214

District: Proctor Public School District

Students who attend Pike Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	A.I. Jedlicka Middle School
High:	Proctor Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Two or more races:

2.4%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Minnesota elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg43%

161^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Proctor Public School District

121^st of 458Proctor 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	78.6	161 of 869	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	69 of 872	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	49 of 881	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	38 of 845	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	130 of 858	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	184 of 869	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	123 of 870	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	101 of 847	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	195 of 853	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	105 of 848	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	62.0	369 of 840	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.3	390 of 826	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.0	333 of 824	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.5	403 of 820	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	306 of 814	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.7	152 of 803	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.2	95 of 781	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	154 of 777	80.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	217 of 756	71.3%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	74 of 685	89.2%	★★★★☆
2004	52.6	382 of 676	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	84.0	46 of 674	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	138 of 790	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	88.9	41 of 799	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	66 of 809	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	19 of 787	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	161 of 799	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	202 of 783	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	49 of 787	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	19 of 774	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	89.0	28 of 793	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	37 of 774	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	95 of 740	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	187 of 807	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	105 of 812	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	42 of 826	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	97 of 799	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	105 of 808	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	147 of 784	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	176 of 798	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	213 of 779	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	294 of 710	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.6	131 of 714	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	96 of 730	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	100 of 712	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	209 of 725	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	258 of 710	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	206 of 722	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	196 of 712	72.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math66%+21 vs state

Reading62%+13 vs state

Science31%+6 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)							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
Pike Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5682 Martin Rd	Duluth	55811	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 729-8214	293	17	16.9	23.2%	277 (94.5%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	78.6	161^st of 869 public elementary schools	81.5%		87.3	69^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.1%	92	53.7	65.5	65.1				62.0	31.0		31.0	73.2	70.7	53.5				66.2	$12,445
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
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
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
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
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
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	$11,957
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pike Lake Elementary

Is Pike Lake Elementary a good school?

Pike Lake Elementary ranks 161^st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pike Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pike Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : A.I. Jedlicka Middle School
High : Proctor Senior High

What district is Pike Lake Elementary in?

Proctor Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Pike Lake Elementary?

Students at Pike Lake Elementary are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Pike Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Pike Lake Elementary.

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