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Best public schools in Duluth, MN

36 public schools in Duluth: 15 elementary · 4 middle · 7 high · 1 K-8 · 9 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Minnesota.

Elementary schools

15 schools in Duluth, best first
1
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY 92.7
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-5 · 246 students
ELA 72%Math 70%Science 41%
#63 of 858 in Minnesota
2
LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY 92.2
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-5 · 526 students
ELA 67%Math 70%Science 50%
#67 of 858 in Minnesota
3
HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY 90.3
Duluth Public School District · Grades PK-5 · 435 students
ELA 64%Math 71%Science 45%
#84 of 858 in Minnesota
4
CONGDON ELEMENTARY 85.6
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-5 · 473 students
ELA 64%Math 66%Science 47%
#124 of 858 in Minnesota
5
Lowell Elementary Spanish Immersion 82.9
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-5 · 340 students
ELA 62%Math 63%Science 56%
#147 of 858 in Minnesota
6
Pike Lake Elementary 80.6
Proctor Public School District · Grades K-5 · 283 students
ELA 62%Math 66%Science 31%
#167 of 858 in Minnesota
7
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL 62.6
North Shore Community School · Grades PK-6 · Charter · 353 students
ELA 61%Math 57%Science 12%
#321 of 858 in Minnesota
8
Bay View Elementary 62.1
Proctor Public School District · Grades PK-5 · 558 students
ELA 51%Math 56%Science 28%
#326 of 858 in Minnesota
9
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY 61.0
Duluth Public School District · Grades PK-5 · 417 students
ELA 54%Math 45%Science 44%
#335 of 858 in Minnesota
10
Lowell Elementary 53.4
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-5 · 303 students
ELA 47%Math 52%Science 26%
#400 of 858 in Minnesota
11
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY 26.6
Duluth Public School District · Grades PK-5 · 319 students
ELA 42%Math 30%Science 17%
#630 of 858 in Minnesota
12
RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMY 23.8
Duluth Public Schools Academy · Grades PK-6 · Charter · 172 students
ELA 38%Math 27%Science 21%
#654 of 858 in Minnesota
13
LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY 20.1
Duluth Public School District · Grades PK-5 · 308 students
ELA 41%Math 29%Science 7%
#686 of 858 in Minnesota
14
STOWE ELEMENTARY 14.3
Duluth Public School District · Grades PK-5 · 239 students
ELA 29%Math 25%Science 13%
#736 of 858 in Minnesota
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EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION —
Duluth Public School District · Grades PK · 237 students
No published test results

Middle schools

4 schools in Duluth, best first
1
ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL 82.0
Duluth Public School District · Grades 6-8 · 1,069 students
ELA 65%Math 45%Science 23%
#50 of 275 in Minnesota
2
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL 34.7
Duluth Public School District · Grades 6-8 · 568 students
ELA 42%Math 25%Science 17%
#180 of 275 in Minnesota
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ALC SWS Lincoln Park —
Duluth Public School District · Grades 6-8
No published test results
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ALC SWS Ordean East —
Duluth Public School District · Grades 6-8
No published test results

High schools

7 schools in Duluth, best first
1
East High School 96.4
Duluth Public School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,486 students
ELA 58%Math 53%Science 54%
#15 of 402 in Minnesota
2
HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER 89.7
Harbor City International Charter · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 205 students
ELA 73%Math 39%Science 47%
#42 of 402 in Minnesota
3
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL 23.3
Duluth Public School District · Grades 9-12 · 917 students
ELA 24%Math 18%Science 23%
#309 of 402 in Minnesota
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ALC Independent Study —
Duluth Public School District · Grades 9-12 · 212 students
No published test results
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ALC SWS Denfeld —
Duluth Public School District · Grades 9-12
No published test results
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ALC SWS East —
Duluth Public School District · Grades 9-12
No published test results
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THE BRIDGE —
Duluth Public School District · Grades 12 · 18 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Duluth
1
NORTH STAR ACADEMY 57.5
Duluth Public Schools Academy · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 590 students
ELA 40%Math 30%Science 16%
#29 of 67 in Minnesota

Combined schools

9 schools in Duluth, best first
1
Rockridge Academy 51.8
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-12 · 45 students
ELA 31%Math 16%Science 9%
#67 of 138 in Minnesota
2
CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY 42.4
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-12 · 32 students
ELA 19%Math 15%
#80 of 138 in Minnesota
3
MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY 28.6
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-12 · 86 students
ELA 11%Math 11%Science 14%
#99 of 138 in Minnesota
4
DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTER 27.9
Duluth Public School District · Grades 6-12 · 84 students
ELA 20%Math 7%
#100 of 138 in Minnesota
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Academic Excellence Online —
Duluth Public School District · Grades 6-12 · 73 students
No published test results
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Arrowhead Academy —
Duluth Public School District · Grades 4-12 · 15 students
ELA 10%
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Bethany Crisis Shelter —
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-12 · 2 students
No published test results
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SPECIAL ED. N.P. —
Duluth Public School District · Grades PK-12 · 22 students
No published test results
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SUPERIOR ACADEMY —
Duluth Public School District · Grades K-12 · 14 students
No published test results

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