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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 55803

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448

Students

Top rankedHomecroft Elementary105^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 55803 zip code area in Duluth, Minnesota is home to one standout elementary school, Homecroft Elementary. This school has consistently ranked among the top 10-20% of elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance that exceeds both the Duluth Public School District and Minnesota state averages.

Homecroft Elementary's proficiency rates on the MCA-III tests are 10-20 percentage points higher than the district and state in both Math and Reading. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Math proficiency rate was 68.61% compared to 45.11% for the district and 45.21% for the state, while its Reading proficiency rate was 66.82% compared to 55.73% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school has also received 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the higher-performing schools in Minnesota.

In addition to its strong academic performance, Homecroft Elementary has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 25.29% in 2023-2024, suggesting a more affluent student population. The school also maintains an efficient student-teacher ratio of 17.2, slightly lower than the typical elementary school. These factors likely contribute to Homecroft Elementary's consistent success in providing a high-quality education that exceeds regional and statewide standards.

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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 (2025)	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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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

Cities Near Zip Code 55803

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Duluth	3.89 mi	36	208^th
Hermantown	8.54 mi	6	84^th
Saginaw	10.08 mi	1
Proctor	12.58 mi	4	119^th
Esko	18.46 mi	2	19^th

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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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