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Duluth Public School District is a public school district in Minnesota, based in St. Louis County (Duluth). SchoolGrade grades 24 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Duluth Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Duluth Public School District
18 of 24 schools in Duluth Public School District carry a SchoolGrade (6 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 3C: 4D: 5
Best schools in Duluth Public School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Congdon Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lester Park Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Homecroft Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Lakewood Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- East High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Ordean East Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Piedmont Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Lowell Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Denfeld High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Duluth Public School District
High schools (2)
- C+ Denfeld High School, Duluth
- A- East High School, Duluth
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C- Lincoln Park Middle School, Duluth
- B+ Ordean East Middle School, Duluth
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- A+ Congdon Elementary, Duluth
- Early Childhood Special Education, Duluth
- A Homecroft Elementary, Duluth
- A- Lakewood Elementary, Duluth
- D+ Laura Macarthur Elementary, Duluth
- A+ Lester Park Elementary, Duluth
- B- Lowell Elementary, Duluth
- A- Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion, Duluth
- C- Myers Wilkins Elementary, Duluth
- B- Piedmont Elementary, Duluth
- C+ Stowe Elementary, Duluth
Other schools and academies (9)
- Academic Excellence Online, Duluth
- Alc Independent Study, Duluth
- Alc School Within A School, Duluth
- D+ Chester Creek Academy, Duluth
- D+ Duluth Area Learning Center, Duluth
- D Merritt Creek Academy, Duluth
- D+ Rockridge Academy, Duluth
- Superior Academy, Duluth
- The Bridge, Duluth
Where Duluth Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Duluth (24)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Minnesota
- County: St. Louis County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,757 students with 617 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,287 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2711040
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Hermantown Community Schools (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Proctor Public School District (5 schools, 14 mi)
- Cloquet Public School District (7 schools, 26 mi)
- Lake Superior Public School Dist. (4 schools, 45 mi)
- Rock Ridge Public Schools (4 schools, 47 mi)
- Hibbing Public School District (5 schools, 53 mi)
- Chisholm Public School District (3 schools, 56 mi)
- East Central School District (3 schools, 56 mi)
Questions about Duluth Public School District
How many schools are in Duluth Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 24 public schools in Duluth Public School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Duluth Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Duluth.
How good are the schools in Duluth Public School District?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 42.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41.4%. 72% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Duluth Public School District?
8,757 students were enrolled in Duluth Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Duluth Public School District?
Duluth Public School District is in Minnesota, based in St. Louis County, with its district office in Duluth. Its boundary covers about 327 sq mi.