Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270942000380
CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY
515 GRANITE ST, CLOQUET, MN 55720 · (218) 879-3308 · Carlton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
139 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY→CLOQUET MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
69.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Carlton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #96 of 844 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #125 of 844 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #162 of 844 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #568 of 1,130 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #39 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #450 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #516 of 942 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #262 of 499 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 351 | 35.1 | 10.0:1 | 40% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 34.6 | 10.2:1 | 44% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 34.1 | 11.0:1 | 48% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 31 | 12.5:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 33.4 | 12.1:1 | 49% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 49% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 41% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 38% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 24 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY.
About CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY
CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school found in CLOQUET, Minnesota. It teaches 351 students in pre-K through 4.
CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,529 students.
More than half of the students at CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY are White (74%). Beyond that, enrollment is 13% multiracial, 11% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. In Carlton County overall, about 88% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
There are 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.0:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Of all students at CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY, 40% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY would score about 43.8%. It scores 63.4%, a top-10% result among Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Carlton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $80,573 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Carlton County number 25, with about 6,201 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, CLOQUET EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, is the closest to CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY. CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 47.1%, lower than CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY's 63.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 387 to 351. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.5:1 to 10.0:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Carlton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,518
Census ACS
Median income
$80,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CLOQUET SENIORHigh · 761 students
- CLOQUET MIDDLEMiddle · 752 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 495 students
- CLOQUET EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONElementary · 83 students
- CLOQUET AREA ALT. ED. PROGRAMSHigh · 74 students
- CAAEP EXTENDED DAY PROGRAMHigh · 7 students
Other schools in CLOQUET
- CLOQUET SENIORHigh · 761 students
- CLOQUET MIDDLEMiddle · 752 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 495 students
- Fond du Lac Ojibwe SchoolCombined · 161 students
- CLOQUET EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONElementary · 83 students
- CLOQUET AREA ALT. ED. PROGRAMSHigh · 74 students
Nearby schools
- CLOQUET EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION0.0 mi · 83
- SHARED TIME0.0 mi · 6
- CAAEP EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM1.3 mi · 7
- Northern Lights Academy1.3 mi · 14
- CLOQUET AREA ALT. ED. PROGRAMS1.3 mi · 74
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About CHURCHILL ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY?
CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY serve?
CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY is approximately 10.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY?
At CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 74% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY public or private?
CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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