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
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
8%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
73.3%
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 →
Schools most like LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY this school | 254 | 34.6% | 67.1% |
| PARKERS PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY PARKERS PRAIRIE | 251 | 35.5% | 49.6% |
| UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY UNDERWOOD | 282 | 36.5% | 48.1% |
| WIN-E-MAC ELEMENTARY ERSKINE | 247 | 33.6% | 52.2% |
| RUSHFORD-PETERSON ELEMENTARY RUSHFORD | 266 | 36.8% | 47.2% |
| WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY WATERVILLE | 264 | 35.6% | 42.1% |
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 LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #50 of 844 | #1 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #143 of 844 | #3 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #36 of 844 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #711 of 1,130 | #23 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #631 of 769 | #22 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #778 of 796 | #28 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.6% | #610 of 942 | #23 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #87 of 244 | N/A |
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
254
+38 (+18%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 254 | 15.9 | 16.0:1 | 35% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 15.8 | 15.6:1 | 31% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 13.6 | 18.7:1 | 35% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 11 | 19.6:1 | 21% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 10.5 | 21.1:1 | 34% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 11 | 21.4:1 | 34% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 11 | 26.1:1 | 32% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 21% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 11 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (222 to 254); teachers up 51% (10.5 to 15.9).
About LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
In DULUTH, Minnesota, part of St. Louis County, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. It enrolled 254 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY falls under DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 31 schools enrolling 8,994 students.
The large majority of students at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY, 96%, are White. By the diversity index, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY comes in at 8%.
The school has about 16.0 students per teacher and 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 35%.
The allk12 Grade for LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY is A+. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY is among the top 10% of schools in Minnesota. Predicted: 46.5%. Actual: 67.1%.
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY is located in St. Louis County, where median household income is about $70,069, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 100 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,921.
Rockridge Academy is the public school closest to LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY, about 3.0 miles away. LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY has 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 60.0% on proficiency, and LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY is above that at 67.1%.
NCES describes the area around LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY had 216 students in 2020-21 and 254 in 2024-25, an 18% gain. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.0:1) than in 2020-21 (19.6:1).
Community posts for LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Lakewood Elementary schools
31 other US public schools in 22 states are named Lakewood Elementary. LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY is the 30th largest of the 32.
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 1,067 students
- Lakewood ElementaryMyrtle Beach, SC · 866 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 756 students
- Lakewood ElementaryBuchanan, TN · 752 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolEULESS, TX · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Rockridge Academy3.0 mi · 35
- Bethany Crisis Shelter3.0 mi · 2
- LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY3.4 mi · 510
- East High School4.7 mi · 1,495
- ALC SWS East4.7 mi · 74
- 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.