Schools in Piedmont, Duluth, Minnesota
Part of the Piedmont neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
Piedmont sits in Duluth Public Schools (ISD 709) on the west-side pathway: Piedmont Elementary, then Lincoln Park Middle School, then Denfeld High School. Attendance boundaries change between years, so confirm the assignment for your specific address with the district.
Denfeld High School at 401 North 44th Avenue West 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. That difference is worth understanding rather than assuming: smaller cohorts and easier access to activities, against a narrower course catalog. Families weighing the two sides should compare the specific programs their student cares about.
Lincoln Park Middle School is the west-side merge point, drawing from Piedmont, Laura MacArthur, and Stowe elementaries, and it runs a mountain bike club, which is a fitting thing for a school at the base of this trail network.
This guide's records for Piedmont Elementary and Lincoln Park Middle are thinner than its east-side school records. Addresses, enrollments, and NCES identifiers were not returned by the research run on 2026-08-13 and are flagged for verification against the district and the NCES Common Core of Data.
Private options are a drive: Marshall School on Rice Lake Road about twelve minutes northeast, and the Stella Maris Academy St. James campus in west Duluth. Private schools are not covered by Minnesota Department of Education report card data, so this guide does not rate them alongside the public schools.
The neighborhood elementary at 2827 Chambersburg Avenue, enrolling about 410 students.
The west side middle school, drawing from Piedmont, Laura MacArthur, and Stowe.
Independent college prep school at 1215 Rice Lake Road, about twelve minutes northeast.
The west-side Catholic campus at 715 N 57th Avenue West.
Higher education nearby: Lake Superior College, University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Scholastica.
District guide: Duluth Public Schools (ISD 709)
Schools next door
Downhill to the southeast, the Craft District and the city's most affordable housing.
Duluth HeightsNortheast toward Miller Hill, flatter with newer housing and the retail corridor.
DenfeldSouthwest in West Duluth, more single-family stock at lower prices.
Spirit ValleyWest, the other West Duluth commercial node and closest to Spirit Mountain.
KenwoodNortheast above the hill, level ground and a walkable shopping center.