Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271104000479
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY
1027 N 8TH AVE E, DULUTH, MN 55805 · (218) 336-8860 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
279 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
27.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
20.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
329
-130 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
36%
was 45%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
18%
was 20%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in DULUTH, Minnesota, operated by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 329 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY is one of 31 schools operated by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 8,994 students overall.
On the student-mix side, MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY reports that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 29% multiracial, 18% Black, 11% Native American, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 85% of students at MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than St. Louis County's rate of about 40%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 19.5%, the actual is 22.7%, a residual of +3.2 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) records that the typical household earns roughly $70,069 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across St. Louis County's 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students), MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SUPERIOR ACADEMY, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Five-year trend. MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 329). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 45% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.
On this page, the feed for MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- SUPERIOR ACADEMY0.7 mi · 19
- THE BRIDGE0.9 mi · 25
- SPECIAL ED. N.P.0.9 mi · 25
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION0.9 mi · 249
- CHESTER CREEK ACADEMY1.0 mi · 31
- DULUTH AREA LEARNING CENTER1.0 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY?
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY serve?
MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY?
At MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 36% White, 5% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 29% Two or more.
Is MYERS-WILKINS ELEMENTARY public or private?
MYERS-WILKINS 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.