Denfeld High School
401 North 44th Ave West Duluth MN, 55807, Saint Louis County Phone: 218-336-8830 Ranking:  (348 out of 414, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Duluth Public School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 51 | 56 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 53 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 989 | 1,091 | 1,250 | 913 | 945 | 1,034 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | 221 | 22.3% | 243 | 22.3% | 281 | 22.5% | 203 | 22.2% | 194 | 20.5% | 229 | 22.1% |
| Grade 10: | 254 | 25.7% | 246 | 22.5% | 289 | 23.1% | 239 | 26.2% | 252 | 26.7% | 273 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 250 | 25.3% | 282 | 25.8% | 333 | 26.6% | 228 | 25.0% | 264 | 27.9% | 237 | 22.9% |
| Grade 12: | 264 | 26.7% | 320 | 29.3% | 347 | 27.8% | 243 | 26.6% | 235 | 24.9% | 295 | 28.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 510 | 51.6% | 559 | 51.2% | 662 | 53.0% | 481 | 52.7% | 507 | 53.7% | 537 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 479 | 48.4% | 532 | 48.8% | 588 | 47.0% | 424 | 46.4% | 430 | 45.5% | 493 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 60 | 6.1% | 58 | 5.3% | 55 | 4.4% | 52 | 5.7% | 60 | 6.3% | 51 | 4.9% |
| Asian: | 25 | 2.5% | 21 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 2.9% | 29 | 2.7% | 28 | 2.2% | 15 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 65 | 6.6% | 68 | 6.2% | 82 | 6.6% | 37 | 4.1% | 47 | 5.0% | 44 | 4.3% |
| White: | 774 | 78.3% | 870 | 79.7% | 1,026 | 82.1% | 794 | 87.0% | 812 | 85.9% | 906 | 87.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 3.5% | 44 | 4.0% | 38 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 494 | 49.9% | 479 | 43.9% | 516 | 41.3% | 298 | 32.6% | 316 | 33.4% | 301 | 29.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 7.5% | 90 | 8.2% | 132 | 10.6% | 97 | 10.6% | 112 | 11.9% | 134 | 13.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.21 | 19.59 | 18.68 | 18.44 | 19.00 | 19.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 83.2% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 80.8% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68.8% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 65% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 71.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 78.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76.4% | 76.8% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 64.9% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 70.5% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.2% | 27.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 18% | 27.6% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 28% | 34.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 39.1% | 43.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 35.9% | 42.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 42.5% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 39.7% | 52.9% | 51.8% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81.7% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80.2% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 52.1% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 51.8% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 55.6% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 91.8% | 90.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88.4% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 87.7% | 87.8% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 57.2% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 24.7% | 41.7% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 19.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 80.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $54,642.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,219.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $56,597.0 |
* Denfeld High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.