Stowe Elementary
715 101st Avenue West, Duluth, MN 55808
About Stowe Elementary
Stowe Elementary serves the far western end of Duluth from 715 101st Avenue West, enrolling roughly 239 students (NCES Common Core of Data, accessed 2026-08-13). It is the smallest of the west-side elementaries and among the smallest in Duluth Public Schools, and it feeds Lincoln Park Middle School and then Denfeld High School.
Its address is worth reading carefully: 101st Avenue West places it well beyond Spirit Valley, out toward Gary-New Duluth and the river communities, which are among the most thinly settled parts of the city. That means Stowe's catchment covers a large geographic area, and busing distances run considerably longer here than at the compact east-side schools.
For families weighing Spirit Valley or the far west neighborhoods on affordability, the school run is a real factor to test rather than assume. Drive it in February before committing.
Attendance boundaries in ISD 709 change between years, and Stowe and Laura MacArthur both serve parts of West Duluth. Confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district.
Neighborhoods it serves
West Duluth's main street, with a ski hill at the end of it.
DenfeldThe most house per dollar in Duluth, and a high school worth the walk.
Morgan ParkThe concrete company town US Steel built, and the neighborhood that outlived the mill.
Gary-New DuluthTwo company-era river towns that people now treat as one, and the service center for the far west end.
SmithvilleRiver-corridor housing below, Bardon Peak above, and a radical labor college in its past.
Where these facts come from
- NCES Common Core of Data, Stowe Elementary (271104000485) accessed 2026-08-13
Last reviewed 2026-08-13 by Guide editorial.