North Star Township’s public schools
Duluth Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for North Star Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
North Star Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of North Star Township’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lester Park Elementary places highest (better than 97%); Laura Macarthur Elementary lowest (15%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Ten elementary schools serve North Star Township, graded from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: East High School and Denfeld High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in North Star Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in North Star Township · depends on your address
Ordean East Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,037 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
Lincoln Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 606 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
7th grade in North Star Township · depends on your address
Ordean East Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,037 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
Lincoln Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 606 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
8th grade in North Star Township · depends on your address
Ordean East Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,037 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
Lincoln Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 606 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
9th grade in North Star Township · depends on your address
East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,495 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
Denfeld High School
Grades 9–12 · 951 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
10th grade in North Star Township · depends on your address
East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,495 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
Denfeld High School
Grades 9–12 · 951 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
11th grade in North Star Township · depends on your address
East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,495 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
Denfeld High School
Grades 9–12 · 951 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
12th grade in North Star Township · depends on your address
East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,495 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
Denfeld High School
Grades 9–12 · 951 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Duluth
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Duluth Public School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
North Star Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share North Star Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| North Star Township | — | Duluth Public |
| Alden | — | Lake Superior Public |
| Gnesen | B− | Duluth Public |
| Normanna | — | Duluth Public |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Duluth Public with North Star Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in North Star Township
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about North Star Township’s schools
Are North Star Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for North Star Township. Duluth Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for North Star Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is North Star Township in?
Duluth Public School District.
Where do North Star Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: East High School and Denfeld High School.
Parents talk
What North Star Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near North Star Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.