Schools in North Shore (Duluth), Minnesota
Part of the North Shore (Duluth) neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
The North Shore strip is in Duluth Public Schools (ISD 709), and this is one of the corridors where confirming the assignment genuinely matters, because the neighborhood sits at the district's outer edge.
The likely pathway is Lakewood Elementary, then Ordean East Middle School, then Duluth East High School. Lakewood Elementary at 5207 North Tischer Road is one of the smallest schools in the district, enrolling roughly 254 students in K-5, and it serves the far northeastern edge of the city and the Lakewood Township area (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-2025, accessed 2026-08-13). Parcels at the southwestern end of the strip, closer to Brighton Beach, may be assigned to Lester Park Elementary instead, which enrolls roughly 510 students at 5300 Glenwood Street.
Ordean East Middle School on East 4th Street enrolls about 1,037 students, and Duluth East High School at 40th Avenue East enrolls roughly 1,495 (NCES, accessed 2026-08-13). Both are a genuine drive from this address: about twelve minutes to East and about fifteen to Ordean, longer by bus.
The small-elementary experience at Lakewood is a real draw for some families and a real limitation for others, and it is worth visiting rather than reading about. What is not debatable is the distance: a family here drives or buses to school every day for thirteen years.
Private options are twenty minutes southwest: Marshall School and the Stella Maris Academy campuses. MDE report card data does not cover private schools, so this guide does not rate them. Boundaries change and this corridor is at the district's edge, so confirm your specific address with ISD 709 before you rely on it.
The small elementary at 5207 North Tischer Road serving the far northeastern edge of the city and the Lakewood Township area. One of the smallest schools in the district.
The larger east-side elementary at 5300 Glenwood Street, the likely assignment for the southwestern end of the strip.
The east side middle school on East 4th Street, about fifteen minutes southwest.
The east side high school at 40th Avenue East and Superior Street, about twelve minutes southwest.
Independent college-prep school on Rice Lake Road, about twenty minutes southwest.
Duluth's consolidated Catholic academy, with its nearest campus about twenty minutes southwest.
Higher education nearby: University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Scholastica, Lake Superior College.
District guide: Duluth Public Schools (ISD 709)
Schools next door
Immediately southwest, the nearest conventional neighborhood, with the river gorge, the trail system, and the elementary school.
LakesideSouthwest about eight minutes, the east side's walkable business block and the nearest everyday shopping and coffee.
Congdon ParkSouthwest about fifteen minutes, the city's historic mansion district and the other end of the east-side price ladder.
Two HarborsTwenty minutes northeast up Highway 61, the nearest full-service town and the practical alternative for groceries, medical, and hardware.
WoodlandInland southwest toward UMD, a conventional family neighborhood for buyers who decide the shoreline is too remote.