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What's something CONGDON ELEMENTARY does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271104000459
CONGDON ELEMENTARY
3116 E SUPERIOR ST, DULUTH, MN 55812 · (218) 336-8825 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
98 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
73.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
64.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 CONGDON ELEMENTARY
CONGDON ELEMENTARY's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONGDON ELEMENTARY this school | 474 | 20.7% | 64.7% |
| Five Hawks Elementary PRIOR LAKE | 454 | 20.9% | 56.2% |
| Shirley Hills Primary School MOUND | 447 | 20.4% | 84.0% |
| LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY DULUTH | 510 | 21.2% | 60.3% |
| DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY EYOTA | 509 | 21.0% | 56.0% |
| RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY NEW PRAGUE | 542 | 20.7% | 44.9% |
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 CONGDON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #81 of 844 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #197 of 844 | #7 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #33 of 844 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #339 of 1,130 | #6 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #686 of 769 | #24 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #609 of 796 | #16 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #819 of 942 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #151 of 499 | #9 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
474
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 716
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 474 | 28.4 | 16.7:1 | 21% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 28.9 | 16.4:1 | 18% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 31.1 | 14.5:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 27.9 | 21.3:1 | 20% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 24 | 24.4:1 | 22% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 23 | 21.8:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 11% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 716 | 22 | 32.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CONGDON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (596 to 474); teachers up 2% (27.9 to 28.4).
About CONGDON ELEMENTARY
This page covers CONGDON ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school in DULUTH, Minnesota. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 474 students. Enrollment is 38% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs CONGDON ELEMENTARY along with 30 other schools, enrolling 8,994 students in total.
At CONGDON ELEMENTARY, White students make up 85% of the student body. It is also 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. By the diversity index, CONGDON ELEMENTARY comes in at 27%.
A ratio of 16.7:1 comes from the school's 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 21% of students at CONGDON ELEMENTARY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 19 points below the 40% average for public schools in St. Louis County.
The model predicts 54.0% for a school in Minnesota with CONGDON ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. CONGDON ELEMENTARY posts 64.7%.
St. Louis County has about 200,123 residents, and median household income is about $70,069, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 100 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,921.
The nearest other public school, ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of CONGDON ELEMENTARY. On state test proficiency, CONGDON ELEMENTARY ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 506 in 2020-21 and 474 in 2024-25, a decrease of 32 students.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for CONGDON ELEMENTARY covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,037 students
- DENFELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 951 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
- HOMECROFT ELEMENTARYElementary · 448 students
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
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,037
- ALC SWS Ordean East0.3 mi · 47
- ALC SWS East0.9 mi · 74
- East High School0.9 mi · 1,495
- CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY1.7 mi · 31
- MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About CONGDON ELEMENTARYHow large is CONGDON ELEMENTARY?
CONGDON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does CONGDON ELEMENTARY serve?
CONGDON ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CONGDON ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CONGDON ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CONGDON ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CONGDON ELEMENTARY are roughly 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CONGDON ELEMENTARY?
CONGDON ELEMENTARY is overseen by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.