Schools in Lincoln Park, Duluth, Minnesota
Part of the Lincoln Park neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
Lincoln Park sits in Duluth Public Schools (ISD 709) on the west-side pathway: Lincoln Park Middle School, then Denfeld High School. Denfeld is at 401 North 44th Avenue West and enrolls roughly 951 students (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-2025, accessed 2026-08-13), about two-thirds the size of East on the other side of the city.
The elementary assignment is the open question and this guide is not going to guess at it. Lincoln Park sits between the Piedmont Elementary and Laura MacArthur Elementary catchments, and the boundary between them was not established in the research run on 2026-08-13. Contact ISD 709 with the specific address or use the district's school locator.
Families comparing the west and east sides should look at specific programs rather than at headline size or reputation. Denfeld's smaller enrollment means smaller cohorts and easier access to activities, against a narrower course catalog than a larger school can offer. Lincoln Park Middle School runs a mountain bike club, which makes sense given how much of the city's trail network is on this side.
The nearest private option is the Stella Maris Academy St. James campus at 715 North 57th Avenue West, covering early childhood through grade 6 with about 130 students. Private schools are not covered by Minnesota Department of Education report card data, so this guide does not rate them alongside the public schools. Lake Superior College is the closest higher-education campus.
The west side middle school, drawing from Laura MacArthur, Piedmont, and Stowe elementaries.
Above-the-hill elementary at 2827 Chambersburg Avenue, the largest of the three west-side elementaries.
West Duluth elementary at 720 North Central Avenue, serving the Denfeld area and parts of Lincoln Park.
The west-side Catholic campus at 715 N 57th Avenue West, the nearest private option.
Higher education nearby: Lake Superior College, University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Scholastica.
District guide: Duluth Public Schools (ISD 709)
Schools next door
West along Superior Street, similar affordability with more single-family stock and the high school.
PiedmontUp the hill to the northwest, quieter with the city's most technical trail network.
Duluth HeightsAbove the hill, postwar housing and the Miller Hill retail corridor.
Spirit ValleyFurther west, the other West Duluth commercial node at lower prices still.