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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 55804

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At a glance

Schools

2,744

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEast High School18^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Lester Park Elementary up 51 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lester Park Elementary 13.3 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 55804 in Duluth contains seven schools serving roughly 2,742 students: three elementary schools (Lester Park Elementary, North Shore Community School, and Lakewood Elementary), two high schools (East High School and Alternative Learning Center SWS East), and two alternative schools (Rockridge Academy and Superior Academy) — with no standalone middle school. Six schools belong to Duluth Public School District, while North Shore Community School is its own district.

Three traditional public schools stand out. East High School is by far the largest, with 1,495 students, and has the strongest high school profile: a 95.9% graduation rate and 1.6% dropout rate in 2024–2025, well above district and state figures, plus 2025–2026 proficiency of 52.7% in math, 58.2% in reading, and 53.8% in science. Among elementary schools, Lester Park Elementary posts the ZIP's highest math proficiency at 70.1%, while Lakewood Elementary has the highest reading proficiency at 72.2% and has held 5 stars for three straight years. Lakewood also has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (34.65%) than Lester Park (21.18%) yet still ranks in the 93rd percentile.

North Shore Community School is more mixed: math (56.6%) and reading (61.1%) beat state averages, but science is only 12.0%, down sharply from 32.0% a year earlier, and its rank slipped to the 67th percentile. The alternative schools serve very different populations — Rockridge Academy and Superior Academy have the ZIP's highest free/reduced lunch rates, at 77.14% and 57.89%. Superior Academy reported a 0.0% graduation rate and 33.3% dropout rate, though with only 19 students these rates shift easily. Alternative Learning Center SWS East has no reported test, rank, or graduation data and the highest student-teacher ratio at 48.6. A dash means the state suppressed a figure for privacy — it is not zero.

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Ranking:

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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 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	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 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
North Shore Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5926 Ryan Rd	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	North Shore Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 525-0663	355	26	13.9	29.9%	349 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	67	284^th of 869 public elementary schools	67.3%		75.5	201^st of 872 public elementary schools	76.9%	83	51.7	54.7	64.0	78.6				61.1	12.0			12.0	63.8	64.2	39.2	58.1				56.6	$11,532
East High School	Public	9-12	301 N 40th Ave E	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8845	1,495	73	20.3	19.7%	1,310 (87.6%)	22 (1.5%)	35 (2.3%)	25 (1.7%)	18 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (5.6%)	91.1	18^th of 473 public high schools	96.2%		82.6	66^th of 450 public high schools	85.3%	48							58.2	58.2			53.8	53.8							52.7	52.7	$14,057
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	5207 N Tischer Rd	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8870	254	16	15.9	34.6%	244 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	87.9	59^th of 869 public elementary schools	93.2%		86.7	78^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.1%	19	61.9	77.8	76.1					72.2	41.3			41.3	81.0	80.0	50.0					69.9	$13,114
Lester Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	87	70^th of 869 public elementary schools	91.9%		82.2	121^st of 872 public elementary schools	86.1%	51	55.2	68.8	78.4					67.0	50.0			50.0	72.9	76.3	61.4					70.1	$13,351
Rockridge Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	4849 Ivanhoe St	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8955	35	6	5.5	77.1%	22 (62.9%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (17.1%)								(n/a)								30.8				9.1								16.0	$24,830
Bethany Crisis Shelter	Public, Alternative	K-12	4849 Ivanhoe St	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8955	2	0		—	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$17,307
Superior Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	615 Pecan Ave	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8955	19	2	9.5	57.9%	16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)																					$30,618
Alternative Learning Center SWS East	Public	9-12	301 N 40th Ave E	Duluth	55804	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 336-8756	74	2	48.6	36.5%	53 (71.6%)	6 (8.1%)	7 (9.5%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 55804

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Duluth	1.86 mi	36	208^th
Hermantown	12.74 mi	6	84^th
Proctor	14.19 mi	4	119^th
Saginaw	16.81 mi	1
Two Harbors	18.03 mi	2	270^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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