LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY

LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY is a primary school of medium-sized scale in DULUTH, Minnesota, overseen by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 510 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY sits 48% bigger than that benchmark.

DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 8,994 students; LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY is among them.

Demographically, LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY lists that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest reads as 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to St. Louis County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Louis County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.3%.

In the area at large, census data for St. Louis County shows median household earnings sit near $70,069, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students).

Rockridge Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.8%.

LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY has ticked down 8%, going from 553 students in 2018 to 510 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the LESTER PARK ELEMENTARY community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.