Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271104000471
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
5207 N TISCHER RD, DULUTH, MN 55804 · (218) 336-8870 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
88 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
73.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
68.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
254
+32 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 21.1:1
% White
96%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
Set in DULUTH, Minnesota, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY is a tight-knit elementary campus, one of the schools within DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 254 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY sits 26% below that benchmark.
Across the 31 schools in DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (8,994 students total), LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%).
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 35% of students at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.5%; LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY posts 67.1%, +20.6 points above that line.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put the typical household earns roughly $70,069 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students).
Nearest neighbor: Rockridge Academy, around 3.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 58.6%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY has edged up 14%, going from 222 students in 2018 to 254 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- CONGDON ELEMENTARYElementary · 474 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
- Rockridge Academy3.0 mi · 35
- Bethany Crisis Shelter3.0 mi · 2
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY3.4 mi · 510
- ALC SWS East4.7 mi · 74
- East High School4.7 mi · 1,495
- HOMECROFT ELEMENTARY5.3 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY?
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 254 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY serve?
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY have?
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY public or private?
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.