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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROCTOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273009001557
Bay View Elementary
8708 VINLAND ST, DULUTH, MN 55810 · (218) 628-4949 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
215 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bay View Elementary→A.I. Jedlicka Middle School
Based on grade levels within Proctor Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bay View Elementary
Bay View Elementary's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay View Elementary this school | 529 | 40.6% | 52.9% |
| Laurentian Elementary EVELETH | 488 | 42.2% | 54.9% |
| PILLAGER ELEMENTARY PILLAGER | 521 | 41.5% | 55.2% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY LITTLE FALLS | 477 | 41.5% | N/A |
| BRAHAM ELEMENTARY BRAHAM | 429 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
| Cambridge Primary School CAMBRIDGE | 498 | 43.4% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bay View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #275 of 844 | #12 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #216 of 844 | #8 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #280 of 844 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #250 of 1,130 | #3 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #347 of 769 | #14 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #639 of 796 | #20 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #482 of 942 | #19 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #350 of 499 | #12 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 529 | 39.7 | 13.3:1 | 41% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 40.6 | 13.7:1 | 39% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 40.6 | 14.5:1 | 42% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 23% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 35.5 | 16.2:1 | 37% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 31 | 19.0:1 | 39% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 39% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 29% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (577 to 529); teachers up 12% (35.5 to 39.7).
About Bay View Elementary
Bay View Elementary is an elementary school in DULUTH, Minnesota, reachable at (218) 628-4949. It enrolls 529 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 54% larger than the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Proctor Public School District enrolls 1,848 students, and its 5 schools include Bay View Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Bay View Elementary, about 87 are White. The school is also 10% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put St. Louis County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Bay View Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 13.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 41%. Public schools in St. Louis County average a similar 40%.
The model predicts 43.2% for a school in Minnesota with Bay View Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bay View Elementary posts 52.9%.
In St. Louis County, home to about 200,123 people, the median household earns about $70,069 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in St. Louis County number 100, with about 23,921 students.
Among nearby public schools, Early Childhood Center is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 35.8% proficiency; Bay View Elementary posts 52.9%.
NCES assigns Bay View Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 580 to 529. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.5:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Proctor Public School District
- Proctor Senior HighHigh · 540 students
- A.I. Jedlicka Middle SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Pike Lake ElementaryElementary · 293 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 36 students
- N.E. Regional Correction Cntr.High
- Rails AcademyHigh
Other schools in DULUTH
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,037 students
- DENFELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 951 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- NORTH STAR ACADEMYElementary · 572 students
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
Other Bay View Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bay View Elementary. Bay View Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Bay View ElementaryNorth East, MD · 506 students
- Bay View ElementaryNorfolk, VA · 500 students
- Bay View ElementaryBURLINGTON, WA · 418 students
- Bay View ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 36
- A.I. Jedlicka Middle School1.3 mi · 450
- Proctor Senior High1.3 mi · 540
- RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMY2.0 mi · 208
- LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 277
- ALC SWS Denfeld2.4 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Bay View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bay View Elementary?
Bay View Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bay View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bay View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bay View Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Bay View Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bay View Elementary?
At Bay View Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Bay View Elementary public or private?
Bay View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Proctor Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.