Summary:
ZIP code 55807 in Duluth, Minnesota contains two public elementary schools: Laura MacArthur Elementary, which serves grades PK–5 and enrolls 277 students, and Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy, which serves grades PK–6 and enrolls 208 students. They operate in two different districts — Duluth Public School District and Duluth Public Schools Academy — so families comparing them should weigh both school-level results and district context.
Both schools currently rank near the 24th percentile statewide (Laura MacArthur at 664 of 869, Raleigh at 659 of 869), but their momentum runs in opposite directions. Laura MacArthur has climbed from the 14th percentile in 2023–2024 to 17th and then 24th, with rising all-grade math and reading proficiency. Raleigh has slipped from the 33rd percentile to 29th and then 24th, with declining math and reading. The districts differ sharply as well: Laura MacArthur's is rated 3 stars and 63rd percentile, while Raleigh's is 1 star and 25th percentile. That means Raleigh's results look stronger relative to its district, even though Laura MacArthur leads in absolute math and reading.
In 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency, Laura MacArthur posted 29.4% in math, 41.3% in reading and 7.1% in science; Raleigh posted 27.0%, 38.0% and 20.8%. Laura MacArthur trails its district in every subject, most dramatically in science (7.1% versus 33.6% district and 25.5% state). Raleigh sits close to its district in math and reading and above it in science. Bright spots include Laura MacArthur's 3rd grade reading at 48.8%, above district and state, and Raleigh's 6th grade reading at 58.3%, plus 5th grade math and reading above district levels — though Raleigh's 6th grade math is 0%. Laura MacArthur serves a higher free/reduced-lunch population, 69.68% versus 51.44%, with a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.4 versus 12.4.
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