Schools in Irving, Duluth, Minnesota
Part of the Irving neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
Irving is in Duluth Public Schools (ISD 709) on the west-side pathway: Laura MacArthur Elementary, then Lincoln Park Middle School, then Denfeld High School.
Laura MacArthur at 720 North Central Avenue enrolls roughly 277 students in prekindergarten through grade 5, Lincoln Park Middle at 3215 West 3rd Street about 606, and Denfeld High School at 401 North 44th Avenue West about 951 (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-2025, accessed 2026-08-13). Denfeld is about five minutes northeast.
Laura MacArthur is close to the neighborhood, which combined with Irving's flat ground makes the elementary years more walkable here than in most of West Duluth. Confirm the specific assignment with the district, because boundaries change.
Denfeld enrolls about two-thirds as many students as Duluth East across the city, which means smaller cohorts and easier access to activities against a narrower course catalog.
The nearest private option is the Stella Maris Academy St. James campus at 715 North 57th Avenue West, close by. Minnesota Department of Education report card data does not cover private schools, so this guide does not rate them.
The west-side elementary at 720 North Central Avenue, close to the neighborhood.
The west-side middle school at 3215 West 3rd Street.
The west-side high school at 401 North 44th Avenue West, about five minutes northeast.
The west-side Catholic campus at 715 North 57th Avenue West, close by.
Higher education nearby: Lake Superior College, University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Scholastica.
Schools next door
Immediately north, the main street where almost every errand from Irving actually happens.
FairmountWest, with the Lake Superior Zoo and the two creek corridors.
Norton ParkSouth and west, with Indian Point, the Munger trailhead and the Western Waterfront Trail.
OneotaNortheast along the bay, a similar era of housing with better connections and more noise.
DenfeldNorth, more housing stock, the high school and the nearest published median.