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Laura Macarthur Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 720 N Central Ave, Duluth, St. Louis County, 55807

320
Pupils
9.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Laura Macarthur Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Duluth, St. Louis County. The school has 320 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duluth Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Duluth Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Laura Macarthur Elementary enrolls 320 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.

Male students
146 (46%)
Female students
174 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.8
Student-teacher ratio
9.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 18% Two or more races and 7.5% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White20865%
Two or more races5618%
Black or African American247.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native237.2%
Hispanic or Latino72.2%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

243 of the school's 320 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Laura Macarthur Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-80, state senate district 7.

School district: DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Laura Macarthur Elementary is one of 28 schools in DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DULUTH, Minnesota. The district serves 8,723 students district-wide and employs 544 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 320 students, Laura Macarthur Elementary is close to the district average of about 312 students per school.

8,723
District students
28
Schools
544
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Small

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