East High School

Summary:

East High School is a public high school located in Duluth, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,494 students. The school is part of the Duluth Public School District, which is ranked 191 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Minnesota, with a statewide ranking between 24-61 out of 480 high schools in the state over the past few years. The school has maintained a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. However, East High School has a significantly higher percentage of white students, ranging from 86-88% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 14-23% over the past few years, significantly lower than the nearby Denfeld High School, which had a 56.06% free/reduced lunch rate in 2022-2023.

East High School has consistently maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92-93.7% over the past five years, significantly higher than the 73% four-year graduation rate at Denfeld High School in 2021-2022. Additionally, East High School students consistently outperform the district and state averages on the MCA-III assessments in math, reading, and science, with 71.6% of 10th graders proficient or better in reading in 2023-2024, compared to 63.25% for the district and 52.22% for the state.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 301 N 40th Ave E
       Duluth, MN  55804-8888


(218) 336-8845

District: Duluth Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
24th of 480 Minnesota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,057 Help


Feeder schools for East High School:

Elementary:    Congdon Elementary
    Homecroft Elementary
    Lakewood Elementary
    Lester Park Elementary
Middle:    Ordean East Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  27.7 Help
Number of students:  1,494

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.5%
Two or more races:
5.9%
Hispanic:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.8% Help


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Compare Details East High School ranks better than 95% of high schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.68. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at East High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details East High School has the largest high school student body size in the Duluth Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (86.5%), two or more races (5.9%), Hispanic (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Duluth Public School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East High School is 27.7. 2 high schools in the Duluth Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East High School is $14,057. 2 high schools in the Duluth Public School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East High School:

SchoolDigger ranks East High School 24th of 480 Minnesota public high schools. (See East High School in the ranking list.)

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Duluth Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Duluth Public School District 191st of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East High School

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Rank History for all students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 76.26 100th 433 76.9%
2005 76.44 93rd 452 79.4%
2006 89.29 26th 450 94.2%
2007 88.17 43rd 463 90.7%
2008 84.51 62nd 460 86.5%
2010 83.16 30th 540 94.4%
2011 75.97 92nd 545 83.1%
2012 71.70 158th 539 70.7%
2013 69.96 150th 534 71.9%
2014 78.24 89th 483 81.6%
2015 80.61 71st 504 85.9%
2016 70.71 139th 489 71.6%
2017 83.60 54th 489 89.0%
2018 81.62 66th 494 86.6%
2019 80.81 75th 492 84.8%
2021 81.48 48th 428 88.8%
2022 83.29 48th 472 89.8%
2023 82.86 61st 476 87.2%
2024 90.68 24th 480 95.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.23 12th 59 79.7%
2019 79.39 11th 66 83.3%
2021 77.77 10th 51 80.4%
2022 54.27 31st 74 58.1%
2023 69.14 19th 64 70.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.37 87th 195 55.4%
2019 86.24 15th 220 93.2%
2021 45.21 94th 173 45.7%
2022 65.12 55th 214 74.3%
2023 43.30 128th 216 40.7%
2024 40.64 141st 221 36.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.93 58th 374 84.5%
2019 75.59 74th 370 80.0%
2021 86.31 16th 270 94.1%
2022 81.18 35th 312 88.8%
2023 68.55 92nd 393 76.6%
2024 77.45 58th 389 85.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.85 90th 395 77.2%
2019 75.85 81st 401 79.8%
2021 76.93 47th 339 86.1%
2022 84.54 26th 388 93.3%
2023 76.71 75th 396 81.1%
2024 90.29 20th 403 95.0%
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Rank History for Male students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.08 53rd 398 86.7%
2019 78.29 62nd 411 84.9%
2021 79.07 53rd 351 84.9%
2022 73.16 94th 403 76.7%
2023 81.27 58th 398 85.4%
2024 84.20 39th 405 90.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.86 15th 78 80.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.42 38th 132 71.2%
2022 98.69 2nd 135 98.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.97 24th 42 42.9%
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Rank History for White students at East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.33 97th 414 76.6%
2019 72.54 96th 412 76.7%
2021 73.53 69th 364 81.0%
2022 73.42 76th 401 81.0%
2023 71.77 93rd 398 76.6%
2024 84.11 35th 402 91.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for East High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1155 2 20 7 7 n/a n/a 0 1191
1989 1132 6 18 10 4 n/a n/a 0 1170
1990 1075 5 19 12 11 n/a n/a 0 1122
1991 1376 7 34 9 18 n/a n/a 0 1444
1992 1372 14 20 3 7 n/a n/a 0 1416
1993 1474 10 25 16 16 n/a n/a 0 1541
1994 1562 17 19 18 16 n/a n/a 0 1632
1995 1612 10 20 16 12 n/a n/a 0 1670
1996 1612 10 20 16 12 n/a n/a 0 1670
1997 1582 9 24 13 13 n/a n/a 0 1641
1998 1596 9 21 15 20 n/a n/a 0 1661
1999 1581 9 26 12 18 n/a n/a 0 1646
2000 1600 7 31 15 14 n/a n/a 0 1667
2001 1562 10 33 18 14 n/a n/a 0 1637
2002 1420 11 37 11 15 n/a n/a 0 1494
2003 1420 11 37 11 15 n/a n/a 0 1494
2004 1349 17 39 7 18 n/a n/a 0 1430
2005 1306 23 32 7 20 n/a n/a 0 1388
2006 1224 21 31 9 21 n/a n/a 0 1306
2007 1201 22 33 11 17 n/a n/a 0 1284
2008 1186 26 26 15 20 n/a n/a 0 1273
2009 1175 43 27 14 16 n/a n/a 0 1275
2010 1200 37 32 16 13 n/a n/a 0 1298
2011 1312 38 38 22 19 2 17 0 1448
2012 1429 59 36 22 27 2 27 0 1602
2013 1437 46 38 18 25 1 25 0 1590
2014 1400 41 30 19 26 1 33 0 1550
2015 1419 47 35 21 27 0 34 0 1583
2016 1352 35 26 28 24 0 41 0 1506
2017 1307 39 29 30 18 0 48 0 1471
2018 1281 40 33 34 19 0 57 0 1464
2019 1269 26 31 34 20 2 65 0 1447
2020 1323 26 31 45 15 2 76 0 1518
2021 1315 20 32 48 14 3 85 0 1517
2022 1325 27 26 42 12 2 79 0 1513
2023 1293 31 25 41 16 0 88 0 1494

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1191 64.2 18.5 10.5
1989 1170 62.6 18.6 8.5
1990 1122 51.9 21.6 9
1991 1444 72.8 19.8 8.3
1992 1416 68.2 20.7 7.1
1993 1541 70.7 21.8 7.3
1994 1632 74.7 21.8 7.4
1995 1670 76.8 21.7 5.8
1996 1670 76.8 21.7 5.8
1997 1641 75.9 21.6 6.5
1998 1661 n/a 0.0 6.4
1999 1646 86.8 19.0 6.3
2000 1667 80.0 20.8 8.7
2001 1637 77.4 21.1 7.4
2002 1494 65.2 22.9 7.6
2003 1494 65.2 22.9 7.6
2004 1430 51.3 27.9 9.4
2005 1388 56.8 24.4 11
2006 1306 50.3 26.0 11.4
2007 1284 53.4 24.0 12
2008 1273 54.0 23.6 13.4
2009 1275 51.2 24.9 13.6
2010 1298 52.9 24.5 14.1
2011 1448 60.1 24.0 17.7
2012 1602 65.7 24.3 24.2
2013 1590 59.1 26.8 18.6
2014 1550 60.0 25.8 21.7
2015 1583 66.0 23.9 21.9
2016 1506 66.0 22.8 16.8
2017 1471 58.3 25.2 15.9
2018 1464 56.5 25.9 16.8
2019 1447 56.3 25.6 14.5
2020 1518 42.0 36.1 14.2
2021 1517 51.7 29.3 14.4
2022 1513 51.9 29.1 14.1
2023 1494 53.9 27.7 22.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1191 64.2 18.5 10.5
1989 1170 62.6 18.6 8.5
1990 1122 51.9 21.6 9
1991 1444 72.8 19.8 8.3
1992 1416 68.2 20.7 7.1
1993 1541 70.7 21.8 7.3
1994 1632 74.7 21.8 7.4
1995 1670 76.8 21.7 5.8
1996 1670 76.8 21.7 5.8
1997 1641 75.9 21.6 6.5
1998 1661 n/a 0.0 6.4
1999 1646 86.8 19.0 6.3
2000 1667 80.0 20.8 8.7
2001 1637 77.4 21.1 7.4
2002 1494 65.2 22.9 7.6
2003 1494 65.2 22.9 7.6
2004 1430 51.3 27.9 9.4
2005 1388 56.8 24.4 11
2006 1306 50.3 26.0 11.4
2007 1284 53.4 24.0 12
2008 1273 54.0 23.6 13.4
2009 1275 51.2 24.9 13.6
2010 1298 52.9 24.5 14.1
2011 1448 60.1 24.0 17.7
2012 1602 65.7 24.3 24.2
2013 1590 59.1 26.8 18.6
2014 1550 60.0 25.8 21.7
2015 1583 66.0 23.9 21.9
2016 1506 66.0 22.8 16.8
2017 1471 58.3 25.2 15.9
2018 1464 56.5 25.9 16.8
2019 1447 56.3 25.6 14.5
2020 1518 42.0 36.1 14.2
2021 1517 51.7 29.3 14.4
2022 1513 51.9 29.1 14.1
2023 1494 53.9 27.7 22.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $14,057

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 75th of 492 High schoolsRanks 61st of 476 High schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade Reading (East High School)74.763.4
 11.3%
   10th Grade Reading (Duluth Public School District)64.258.4
 5.8%
   10th Grade Reading (Minnesota)60.451.7
 8.7%
11th Grade Math (East High School)46.140.5
 5.6%
   11th Grade Math (Duluth Public School District)37.632.7
 4.9%
   11th Grade Math (Minnesota)4536
 9%
End of Course Science (East High School)66.455.2
 11.2%
   End of Course Science (Duluth Public School District)57.747.1
 10.6%
   End of Course Science (Minnesota)54.441.8
 12.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14471494
 3.2%
African American2631
 19.2%
American Indian2016
 20%
Asian3125
 19.4%
Hispanic3441
 20.6%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White12691293
 1.9%
Two or More Races6588
 35.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.5%22.8%
 8.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about East High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,494 students attended East High School.

Students at East High School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Yes! East High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 24th of 480 Minnesota high schools.

East High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Congdon Elementary
Elementary : Homecroft Elementary
Elementary : Lakewood Elementary
Elementary : Lester Park Elementary
Middle : Ordean East Middle School


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