Schools in Proctor, Minnesota
Part of the Proctor neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
Proctor is served by Proctor Public Schools (ISD 704), which enrolls about 1,848 students across its four main schools plus an early childhood center and alternative programs (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-2025, accessed 2026-08-14). That total is the sum of the buildings below plus the 36 in the early childhood center, so the figures on this page add up rather than coming from different vintages. Bay View Elementary is the larger of the two elementaries at roughly 529 students in prekindergarten through grade 5. Pike Lake Elementary enrolls roughly 293 and serves the northern part of the district out toward Canosia and Pike Lake. A.I. Jedlicka Middle School takes both feeders at about 450 students in grades 6 through 8, and Proctor Senior High enrolls roughly 540 in grades 9 through 12.
The district's footprint is wider than the city, which is a fact worth understanding before you shop. ISD 704 takes in Duluth's Bayview Heights neighborhood on the east side of the line and rural parcels north toward Pike Lake, so a Duluth mailing address does not automatically mean an ISD 709 school assignment in this corner of the metro. Attendance boundaries change, so confirm a specific address with the district rather than trusting a listing sheet.
The practical trade against Duluth's ISD 709 is scale. Proctor's high school graduates a class small enough that a student can realistically play multiple sports, be in the play, and be in the band, which is the same argument Hermantown and Esko families make. What a small district cannot offer is the breadth of course catalog, advanced placement, and specialized programming a large one can, so families with a specific academic need should compare course offerings directly rather than assuming.
This guide builds its own transparent school ratings from Minnesota Department of Education report card data rather than republishing licensed third-party scores; see the methodology page. Private options are in Duluth: Marshall School and the Stella Maris Academy campuses are both about 20 minutes northeast. Lake Superior College is 10 minutes away on the hill, with UMD, St. Scholastica, and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College all within about 25 minutes.
The district's larger elementary, serving Proctor and the adjoining Bayview Heights area of Duluth.
The district's northern elementary, serving the Pike Lake and Canosia area north of the city.
The district's high school, home of the Rails, with about 540 students in grades 9 through 12.
The independent non-sectarian option on Rice Lake Road in Duluth, about 20 minutes northeast.
Duluth's consolidated Catholic academy, a 20 to 25 minute drive east.
Higher education nearby: Lake Superior College, University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Scholastica, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, University of Wisconsin-Superior.
District guide: Proctor Public Schools (ISD 704)
Schools next door
Ten minutes north, newer construction and a bigger district at a much higher price per square foot.
Bayview HeightsDirectly east across the city line, Duluth-addressed but ISD 704-schooled and functionally part of the same community.
Spirit ValleyDown the hill into west Duluth, a walkable commercial district and ISD 709 schools at similar prices.
PiedmontNortheast along the ridge, hillside views, older stock, and the Piedmont trail network.