Laura MacArthur Elementary

720 North Central Avenue, Duluth, MN 55807

Schools

About Laura MacArthur Elementary

Laura MacArthur Elementary serves the Denfeld area of West Duluth from 720 North Central Avenue, enrolling roughly 277 students in the 2024-2025 school year (NCES Common Core of Data, accessed 2026-08-13). It is one of nine elementaries in Duluth Public Schools and feeds Lincoln Park Middle School and then Denfeld High School.

Its position on North Central Avenue puts it inside the West Duluth residential grid rather than on the Grand Avenue commercial strip, which makes it walkable for a meaningful share of the families it serves.

At 277 students it is a small school by district standards, roughly two-thirds the size of Piedmont Elementary and about half the size of Lester Park on the east side. Smaller cohorts and more staff familiarity are the practical upside; a narrower range of specialist programming is the usual tradeoff, and families should ask about the specific supports their child needs rather than reasoning from size alone.

Attendance boundaries in ISD 709 change between years, and Laura MacArthur and Stowe both serve parts of West Duluth. Confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district.

Attendance boundaries and programs change. Confirm with the district before you rely on this.
Nearby

Neighborhoods it serves

Denfeld
Duluth · West

The most house per dollar in Duluth, and a high school worth the walk.

 Spirit Valley
Duluth · West

West Duluth's main street, with a ski hill at the end of it.

 Lincoln Park
Duluth · Lincoln Park

The West End that became the Craft District, and still costs half the city median.
Sources

Where these facts come from

Last reviewed 2026-08-13 by Guide editorial.