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How has PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271104000482
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY
2827 CHAMBERSBURG AVE, DULUTH, MN 55811 · (218) 336-8950 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
239 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
Student demographics
53%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
57.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
57.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 →
Where PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #254 of 844 | #11 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #319 of 844 | #12 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #245 of 844 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #463 of 1,130 | #9 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #44 of 769 | #4 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #344 of 796 | #3 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #242 of 942 | #7 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #82 of 499 | #6 of 19 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 410 | 40.5 | 10.1:1 | 58% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 42.5 | 9.8:1 | 65% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 42.7 | 10.0:1 | 63% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 53% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 63% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 64% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 11% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 17 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY.
About PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in DULUTH, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55811). The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 410 students in 2024-25.
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 8,994 students in 31 schools, including PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY.
The largest group at PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY is White students, at 66%. Other students are 16% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Native American, and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Louis County residents are about 90% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY scores 53%.
Its ratio of 10.1:1 is based on 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Louis County is 40%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY beats its 33.7% prediction with 54.3%, a top-10% result in Minnesota.
The school's county is St. Louis County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $70,069, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 100 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,921, PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY among them.
Measured in a straight line, ALC SWS Lincoln Park is about 1.5 miles from PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell 10% over 4 years, reaching 410 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.4:1 in 2020-21, and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
The PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Nearby schools
- ALC SWS Lincoln Park1.5 mi · 65
- LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 606
- MERRITT CREEK ACADEMY1.8 mi · 75
- THE BRIDGE2.1 mi · 25
- SPECIAL ED. N.P.2.1 mi · 25
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION2.1 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About PIEDMONT ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY?
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY serve?
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY is approximately 10.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY are roughly 66% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY in?
PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY is part of DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.