DULUTH — After more than 45 years, Duluth’s Lakeview Christian Academy is permanently closing its doors. ADVERTISEMENT“After much prayer and careful deliberation, the board of directors of Lakeview Christian Academy made the difficult decision to cease operations,” shared a statement from Lakeview. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce that Lakeview Christian Academy will not reopen for the 2026–2027 school year.” Listings from Lakeview Christian Academy's Central Entrance property appeared on several real estate sites earlier this year, prior to the private school's announcement Wednesday, July 29, that it would be ceasing operations. Email from Lakeview Christian Academy, June 30, 2026It left the school facing the "impossible reality" of ceasing operations, according to those emails.