Schools in Oneota, Duluth, Minnesota
Part of the Oneota neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
Oneota 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 Elementary at 720 North Central Avenue enrolls roughly 277 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-2025, accessed 2026-08-13). Lincoln Park Middle at 3215 West 3rd Street enrolls about 606, and Denfeld High School at 401 North 44th Avenue West about 951.
The notable fact is Denfeld's position. It sits essentially on Oneota's northern edge, close enough that students from the upper blocks can walk, which is genuinely rare in a city where most high school students bus a meaningful distance. For a family weighing this neighborhood, that is the single strongest argument in its favor.
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 than a larger school can staff.
The nearest private option is the Stella Maris Academy St. James campus at 715 North 57th Avenue West. Minnesota Department of Education report card data does not cover private schools, so this guide does not rate them. Attendance boundaries change between years, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district.
The west-side elementary at 720 North Central Avenue, the nearest school to Oneota.
The west-side middle school at 3215 West 3rd Street, about seven minutes northeast.
The west-side high school at 401 North 44th Avenue West, essentially on the neighborhood's northern edge.
The west-side Catholic campus at 715 North 57th Avenue West.
Higher education nearby: Lake Superior College, University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Scholastica.
Schools next door
Directly north and up the hill, more housing stock, the high school, and the published median this neighborhood lacks.
Spirit ValleyFive minutes west, the main street where almost every errand from Oneota actually happens.
IrvingSouth and west along the bay, a similar era of housing with a park and playfield of its own.
Lincoln ParkEast toward downtown, the Craft District and the city's strongest appreciation story.
FairmountSouthwest, with the Lake Superior Zoo and the Kingsbury Creek corridor.