Schools in Downtown Superior, Wisconsin
Part of the Downtown Superior neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
Downtown is served by the School District of Superior, which enrolled 3,732 students as of its September 2025 count across five elementaries, a preschool, one middle school, and one high school (School District of Superior, accessed 2026-08-13). Elementary assignment depends on address across Northern Lights, Cooper, Great Lakes, Bryant, and Four Corners. Every student in the city then attends Superior Middle School, about 888 students in grades 6 through 8, and Superior High School, about 1,256 in grades 9 through 12 (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-2025, accessed 2026-08-13).
The practical point for downtown specifically is that there is no elementary school in the district's core, so any family here will be driving or busing. That is one of several reasons the downtown household mix skews away from families with children, and it is worth weighing honestly against the walkability that otherwise makes the district attractive.
Superior High School is the largest high school in this guide's coverage area, roughly double Cloquet's and more than double Hermantown's, which means a broader course catalog and activity range than the small suburban districts can offer. The trade is choice: there is one high school, so there is no alternative within the district.
Attendance boundaries change, so confirm your address with the district rather than relying on a listing. Cross-border open enrollment between Minnesota and Wisconsin exists but is not automatic; verify current agreements with both districts before assuming it. The University of Wisconsin-Superior is a short distance down Belknap Street, which puts a four-year campus within walking distance of the district, and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is nearby. This guide builds its own transparent school ratings from Wisconsin DPI data rather than republishing licensed third-party scores.
The single comprehensive high school for the whole city, in a building opened in 2018.
Higher education nearby: University of Wisconsin-Superior, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Lake Superior College, University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Scholastica.
District guide: School District of Superior
Schools next door
Immediately north, sharing the brewery district and the same 1890s building stock at a residential scale.
Central Park (Superior)East of downtown, the city's historic residential district with the substantial 1890s houses.
Billings Park (Superior)West along the river, a quieter residential neighborhood with the city's best riverfront park.
South End (South Superior)South along Tower Avenue, where the commercial strip loosens into residential blocks.
Allouez-Itasca (Superior)East past Barker's Island toward the ore docks and Wisconsin Point.