CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY

Located at 515 GRANITE ST, in CLOQUET, Minnesota, CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized K-5 school that educates 351 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,529 students. CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest consists of 13% multiracial, 11% Native American, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 43.8%; CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY posts 63.4%, +19.6 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Carlton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $80,573 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY is one of 25 public schools in Carlton County (combined enrollment of about 6,201 students).

Nearest neighbor: CLOQUET EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 351). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.