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Enrollment
951
High
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271104000460
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL
401 N 44TH AVE W, DULUTH, MN 55807 · (218) 336-8830 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL951 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 31.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
461 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 236 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 225 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 285 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 205 | 22% |
Student demographics
54%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
40.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
21.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 951 | 48.5% | 31.6% |
| HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SECONDARY HINCKLEY | 398 | 52.3% | 24.6% |
| CLOQUET SENIOR CLOQUET | 761 | 38.6% | 40.0% |
| LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SECONDARY MADISON | 380 | 44.2% | 28.8% |
| Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. WALKER | 317 | 48.9% | 27.3% |
| MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL MOORHEAD | 2,122 | 40.4% | 40.2% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #288 of 397 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #301 of 401 | #10 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #270 of 397 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 951 | #98 of 764 | #3 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #140 of 332 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #88 of 338 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #132 of 444 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #50 of 181 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
951
+19 (+2%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 1,145
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 951 | 59.3 | 16.1:1 | 48% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 917 | 59.5 | 15.4:1 | 58% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | 47.8 | 19.7:1 | 56% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 932 | 44 | 21.2:1 | 44% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 802 | 49.4 | 16.2:1 | 53% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 850 | 48 | 17.7:1 | 55% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 1,243 | 62 | 20.1:1 | 33% (409) |
| 1990-91 | 1,145 | 63 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (802 to 951); teachers up 20% (49.4 to 59.3).
About DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school in DULUTH, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55807). Enrollment totals 951 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 156% above the average for high schools in Minnesota.
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL. It has 31 schools and 8,994 students.
Federal enrollment data show DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL is 65% White. Next come 17% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Native American. The county population is about 90% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL reported 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.1:1. The average for high schools in Minnesota is about 16.3:1. Roughly 48% of students at DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in St. Louis County is 8 points.
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL is 7.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.6% versus 39.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
For St. Louis County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,069 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in St. Louis County number 100, with about 23,921 students.
Among nearby public schools, ALC SWS Denfeld is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The federal government classifies DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL's location as City: Small.
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL had 932 students in 2020-21 and 951 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.2:1 to 16.1:1.
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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 DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,037 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
- CONGDON ELEMENTARYElementary · 474 students
- HOMECROFT ELEMENTARYElementary · 448 students
Other schools in DULUTH
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,037 students
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- NORTH STAR ACADEMYElementary · 572 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- ALC SWS Denfeld0.0 mi · 57
- LAURA MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 277
- MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY0.6 mi · 75
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 606
- ALC SWS Lincoln Park1.1 mi · 65
- RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMY1.3 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About DENFELD HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL?
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 951 students in grades 09-12.
Is DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 16.1:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL?
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 65% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL?
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Louis County.
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